• Med Lett Drugs Ther · Sep 2011

    Gabapentin encarbil (Horizant) for restless leg syndrome.

    • Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2011 Sep 5; 53 (1372): 70-1.

    AbstractGabapentin enacarbil (Horizant-GlaxoSmithKline), a new extended-release (ER) tablet formulation of gabapentin, has been approved by the FDA for treatment of moderate-to-severe restless legs syndrome (RLS). The immediate-release (IR) formulation of gabapentin (Neurontin,and others), which is approved for treatment of epilepsy and postherpetic neuralgia, has been used for many years to treat RLS. Another ER tablet formulation of gabapentin (Gralise) has been approved by the FDA for treatment of postherpetic neuralgia.© 2011 The Medical Letter, Inc.

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