A new study, published in PLOS Medicine, examined the use of gabapentin along with opioid painkillers. Researchers conducted a case-control study among people who were prescribed opioid analgesics in ...

WhiteSands Alcohol & Drug Rehab Clearwater has published a new evidence-based educational resource examining the clinical and safety risks associated with combining gabapentin and tramadol, two ...

Gabapentin prescriptions for chronic back pain were linked to higher dementia and cognitive impairment risk. Risks were especially high for chronic back pain patients ages 35 to 64. The study ...

Gabapentin, which is also used as an anti-seizure medication, has a low risk of addiction, so it's generally considered much safer than opioids for treating chronic pain. However, a new study points ...

In January 2025, we reported that some adverse events associated with gabapentin (Neurontin) may have been overestimated. Since then, new risks related to gabapentin emerged and prescribing continued ...

John Avery was just back from a guys’ golfing weekend and doing dead lifts at the gym in 2023 when he felt a pop in his lower back. A disc had slipped and was pressing on a nerve. After months of rest ...

You wake up with burning, unexplained pain. Or maybe you’re managing the tingling and numbness of diabetic neuropathy. Or perhaps your nights are restless because your legs simply won’t stay still.