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Word: gabapentin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1999-1999
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...provide relief. Occasionally they're prescribed alone. Among the more surprising new painkillers are antiseizure medications. A recent article in the Southern Medical Journal discusses anecdotal evidence that antiseizure drugs provide the best relief for neuropathic pain, associated with nerve problems. The newest and most successful has been gabapentin, which seems to relieve a wide range of nerve pain, including that often accompanying cancer and AIDS. Better yet, this class of drugs has a low level of side effects. Drowsiness, dizziness, nausea and unsteadiness, if they do occur, can usually be alleviated by adjusting the dosages of the drug, while...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pain Can Be Tamed | 10/11/1999 | See Source »

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