Study Finds Questionable Prescribing of Antiepileptic Drugs to Nursing Home Patients with Dementia
Antiepileptic drugs may be being used as a new form of "chemical restraint" on dementia patients, which is considered a form of nursing home abuse.
Antiepileptic drugs may be being used as a new form of "chemical restraint" on dementia patients, which is considered a form of nursing home abuse.
Gabapentin problems with misuse and abuse are increasing, with overdoses often involving the use of opioid medications as well, researchers found.
Gabapentin increases the potency of other illegal narcotics, but CDC researchers warn it carries serious risk of respiratory depression and death
Gabapentin-based drugs are increasingly abused for recreational use, adding to the ongoing opioid epidemic, Public Citizen warns.