by American College of Physicians Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA population-based cohort study of more than 10,000 persons using gabapentinoids found that their use was associated with an increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation. This study supports the warnings from regulatory agencies and highlights the importance of considering this potential risk when prescribing gabapentin...
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Gabapentinoids appear increasingly to be prescribed, off-label, for cancer pain
IMAGE: A GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT SHOWING THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE STUDY. view more CREDIT: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Between 2005 and 2015, as the opioid crisis in America came into focus, prescriptions for gabapentinoid medications — gabapentin and pregabalin — to adults with cancer saw a two-fold increase, a University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center study has found. Gabapentin, which...