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Product name:
Gabax
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Generic name:
Gabapentin
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Dosage form:
Oral capsules
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Packaging:
Box of 10 blisters of 10 scored tablets
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Drug Category:
Neurology and Psychiatry
Indications:
For the adjunctive treatment of partial seizures with or without secondary generalized tonic-clonic seizures.
For neuropathic pain associated with postherpetic neuralgia (PHN).
For the treatment of moderate to severe primary restless legs syndrome (RLS).
Dosage and Administration:
Postherpetic Neuralgia:
Dose can be titrated up as needed to a dose of 1800 mg/day
Day 1: Single 300 mg dose
Day 2: 600 mg/day (i.e., 300 mg two times a day)
Day 3: 900 mg/day (i.e., 300 mg three times a day)
Epilepsy with Partial Onset Seizures:
Patients 12 years of age and older: starting dose is 300 mg three times daily; may be titrated up to 600 mg three times daily
Patients 3 to 11 years of age: starting dose range is 10 to 15 mg/kg/day, given in three divided doses; recommended dose in patients 3 to 4 years of age is 40 mg/kg/day, given in three divided doses; the recommended dose in patients 5 to 11 years of age is 25 to 35 mg/kg/day, given in three divided doses. The recommended dose is reached by upward titration over a period of approximately 3 days
Moderate to severe primary restless legs syndrome:
600 mg once daily with food in the evening at about 5 PM each day.
Not recommended for patients who are required to sleep during the day and remain awake at night.
Dose should be adjusted in patients with reduced renal function.
Contraindication:
Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients.
