(Gabapentin)
ABAPEN 100mg Capsules
Indications: Adjunctive treatment of partial seizures with or without secondary generalisation in patients not satisfactorily controlled by or intolerment to other anticonvulsants. Neuropathic pain.
ABAPEN 100mg Capsules (Gabapentin 100mg), other strengths available as Gabapentin 300mg as ABAPEN 300mg Capsules, Gabapentin 400mg as ABAPEN 400mg Capsules.
Indications: Adjunctive treatment of partial seizures with or without secondary generalisation in patients not satisfactorily controlled by or intolerment to other anticonvulsants. Neuropathic pain.
Dosage : Seizures: Adults: Initially 300mg once daily on day 1 , then 300mg twice daily on day 2, 300mg increments daily in three in three equally divided doses: max 800mg three times daily. Children Under 6 year , not recommended; 6-12 years initially 10mg/kg daily on day 1, then 20mg/kg daily on day 2. Then 25-35mg/kg daily All given in three divided doses
Contra-ind : Hypatic Dysfunction.
Neuropathic Pain : Adultss : initialy 300mg onces daily on day 1 , then 300mg twiice daily on day 3 then increase in 300mg increaments daily. max 600mg three times daily. Children: Under 18 years . not recommended.
Precaution : Renal impaiments, haemodialysis, history of psychotic illness . Absensce seizures. Elderly . pregnancy, lactation. Disconntinuation of gabapentin and/or adition or subsitution of alternative therapy should be gradual, over a minimum of 1 week
Interactions : Antacids
Adverse Effects : somnolence, dizziness, ataxia, fatigue , tremor, nystagmus, diplopia, rash, amblyopia, dysarthria, amnesia, asthenia, paraesthesia, arthralgia, purpura, leucopenia, anxiety, weight increase UTI, pharyngitis, diarrhoea , dry mal thoughts , accidental injury back pain consipation flatulence, nausea confusion, hypaesthesia, vertigo , dyspnoea
generic-name Gabapentin
contents Cap 100MG : Gabapentin 100MG, Cap 300MG : Gabapentin 300MG, Cap 400MG : Gabapentin 400MG
registration-no 045025
pack-size 1 x 10 Capsules/Strip