Gabapentin and Pregabalin for Pain - Is Increased Prescribing a Cause for Concern?

N Engl J Med. 2017 Aug 3;377(5):411-414. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1704633.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Amines / therapeutic use*
  • Analgesics / therapeutic use*
  • Chronic Pain / drug therapy*
  • Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Approval
  • Drug Utilization
  • Gabapentin
  • Humans
  • Inappropriate Prescribing
  • Neuralgia / drug therapy*
  • Off-Label Use / statistics & numerical data*
  • Pregabalin / therapeutic use*
  • United States
  • United States Food and Drug Administration
  • gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Amines
  • Analgesics
  • Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids
  • Pregabalin
  • gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
  • Gabapentin