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Gabapentin

Drug Class: Anticonvulsants
Dosage Form: Capsule
Strength: 100mg, 300mg, 400mg
Indications/Special comments: Partial seizures (adjunct treatment) (immediate-release only). Postherpetic neuralgia. Restless legs syndrome.
Dosage Administration: Epilepsy: Adults and Children >12 yr: 300mg 3 times daily initially. Titration may be continued until desired (range is 900 – 1800mg/day in 3 divided doses; doses should not be more than 12 hr apart). Doses up to 2400 – 3600mg/day have been well tolerated. Children =5 – 12 yr: 10 – 15mg/kg/day in 3 divided doses initially titrated upward over 3 days to 25 – 35mg/kg/day in 3 divided doses; dosage interval should not exceed 12 hr (doses up to 50mg/kg/day have been used). Children 3 – 4 yrs: 10 – 15mg/kg/day in 3 divided doses initially titrated upward over 3 days to 40mg/kg/day in 3 divided doses; dosage interval should not exceed 12 hr (doses up to 50 mg/kg/day have been used). Postherpetic Neuralgia: Adult: Immediate-release– 300mg once daily on first day, then 300mg 2 times daily on second day, then 300mg 3 times/day on day 3, may then be titrated upward as needed up to 600mg 3 times/day;