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- Alice Miller and Grant Price.
- St. John's Hospital, Anaesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, West Livingston, UK.
- Pain Med. 2009 Jan 1; 10 (1): 190-2.
ObjectiveThis case report outlines a significant type of morbidity due to continued use of gabapentin during an episode of acute renal failure. Setting. University teaching hospital.DiscussionGabapentin is widely used in the management of pain. It is entirely excreted through the renal system so this needs to be considered in any patient becoming acutely ill and developing renal failure. We describe a patient who developed significant deterioration in her conscious level due to iatrogenic gabapentin overdose.ConclusionAll doctors need to be aware of the need to review the indications for gabapentin use during periods of acute illness, especially with regard to renal impairment. Off-label use should be discouraged.
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