Improve Safety With Gabapentin and Pregabalin

August 2018

Rxs for gabapentin (Neurontin, etc) and pregabalin (Lyrica) will continue to surge.

Gabapentin is now the tenth most commonly prescribed med in the U.S. Lyrica ranks eighth in drug spending.

Part of the reason may be that these "gabapentinoids" are often tried for some types of pain in place of an opioid.

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