Recent news on Neurontin

Drug shown to ease fibromyalgia pain  -  May 24, 2007
Kentucky.com,She said that it is an expensive medication, so insurance companies may request that doctors prescribe Neurontin, an older, less expensive medication first.

Regulators tell drug makers to stick to their labels  -  May 20, 2007
Press-Enterprise (subscription),In 2004, Pfizer paid $430 million in fines to settle allegations it marketed the epilepsy drug Neurontin for pain and psychiatric illnesses.

Drug Firms Flout FDA  -  May 9, 2007
Hartford Courant,Sales of Neurontin reached nearly $2.7 billion in 2003, a year before the fines, which settled allegations that Warner-Lambert - a company Pfizer bought in

Fines For Off-Label Marketing Often Smaller Than Drug Company ...  -  May 15, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),One of the largest settlements occurred in 2004, when Pfizer paid $430 million to settle allegations that it marketed its epilepsy drug Neurontin for pain

MSU given former Pfizer lab  -  May 11, 2007
South Bend Tribune,...about 100 Pfizer researchers, who developed drugs including Lipitor, the blood pressure medication Accupril and the anti-seizure drug Neurontin.

Drug imports: A comparison of prices  -  May 7, 2007
Chandler News-Dispatch,All prices are in US dollars: Drug Use US Canada Effexor XR Depression 302 169 Lipitor Cholesterol 321 164 Neurontin Seizures 148 103 Nexium Heartburn 417

Xenoport Soothes Investors' Restless Hearts  -  Apr 26, 2007
Motley FoolThe results are not surprising since this drug candidate is an improved version of Pfizer's (NYSE: PFE) Neurontin -- which is now available as generic

Treating restless leg syndrome  -  May 11, 2007
Cincinnati Post,Clonazepam or Neurontin are additional alternative drug options. Peggy and Terry McDannold, who live on a farm in Campbell County, are doctors as well as

News For Your Web Site  -  May 6, 2007
dBusinessNews St. Louis (press release),...patent litigation, including that relating to the generic versions of Allegra® and Neurontin®, the effects of competition on our innovative products,

Hot flashes in men just as annoying  -  Apr 30, 2007
Vancouver Sun (subscription),...include antidepressants such as paroxetin (Paxil) and venlafaxine (Effexor), as well as the anti-seizure and migraine medicine gabapentin (Neurontin).

Drug Company Sales Visits Influenced Doctors, Study Finds  -  Apr 28, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),The lawsuit was brought by a former employee who alleged that the company promoted gabapentin, which it sold under the name Neurontin, for uses not

Probing Doctor And Industry Ties  -  Apr 26, 2007
Medical News Today,...and the District of Columbia, who accused the drug company of marketing the drug Neurontin (gabapentin) in violation of state consumer protection laws.

Probing Doctor And Industry Ties  -  26 Apr 2007
Medical News Today,...and the District of Columbia, who accused the drug company of marketing the drug Neurontin (gabapentin) in violation of state consumer protection laws.

Did Abraxis BioScience Instruct AstraZeneca to Use Illegal ...  -  Apr 21, 2007
Dissident Voice,In May 2004, Pfizer’s subsidiary Warner-Lambert paid a $430 million fine for off-label promotion of Neurontin. The Department of Justice stated that

• Books: Southern Discomfort  -  Apr 20, 2007
NewsweekBut let’s put it in purely medicinal terms: “This is what it takes to get me through the day: 450 milligrams of Eskalith, 1000 milligrams of Neurontin,

April 2007 Big Pharma Litigation Update - Drugs Part II  -  Apr 12, 2007
Lawyers and Settlements,Pfizer is still being sued left and right over adverse effects related to the epilepsy drug Neurontin. In 2004, the company pleaded guilty to charges

Diabetic neuropathy can be treated  -  Apr 17, 2007
The News Journal,The most common medications used to treat diabetic neuropathy are Neurontin, Lyrica and Cymbalta. The first two drugs are anti-seizure medications that

Neuropathic Pain Drug Market Will Experience Vigorous 13% Annual ...  -  Apr 11, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),..."We forecast that Lyrica will overtake its predecessor, Neurontin, as the patient share and sales leader by 2015 -- however, even Lyrica is plagued by a

Jerome Burne: When medicine is dangerous  -  Apr 10, 2007
New Zealand Herald,In the US the Food and Drug Administration is under pressure to recognise the possibility that Neurontin increases suicide risk.

Dangerous practices: Off-label prescriptions  -  Apr 3, 2007
Independent,In the US, the FDA is under pressure to recognise the possibility that Neurontin increases suicide risk. Of course doctors should be allowed to use their

Pfizer wins Lipitor patent extension  -  Apr 2, 2007
Myiris.com,Pfizer, lost patent protection on a succession of products, including the epilepsy drug Neurontin, the antibiotic Zithromax and the anti-depressant Zoloft.

Court case to reclaim confidential data  -  Apr 20, 2007
Nature.com (subscription),...been sealed in other SSRI cases that were settled before trial and in litigation involving prescription painkillers such as oxycontin and neurontin.

Gabapentin No More Effective Than Placebo for Tinnitus Relief  -  Apr 17, 2007
Medscape (subscription)The aim of this study was to assess the therapeutic benefit of gabapentin (Neurontin; Parke-Davis; Morris Plains, New Jersey) for subjective idiopathic

Data on Higher Dose of Copaxone and Data Showing Copaxone is Most ...  -  Apr 17, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...including that relating to the generic versions of Allegra and Neurontin , the effects of competition on our innovative products, especially Copaxone

Data Published in Neurology Showed That Higher Dose of COPAXONE ...  -  Apr 17, 2007
Business Wire (press release),...patent litigation, including that relating to the generic versions of Allegra ® and Neurontin ® , the effects of competition on our innovative products,

Pain that lingers long after an injury is difficult to treat  -  Apr 4, 2007
DetNews.com,Neurontin, a seizure medicine, is also useful for pain control. The Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association stands ready to help those afflicted

Teva Partners with Asthma Foundation and NBA to Go Pro for Asthma ...  -  Apr 2, 2007
American Digital Networks (press release),...including that relating to the generic versions of Allegra(R), Neurontin(R) and Wellbutrin XL(R) , the effects of competition on our innovative products

Teva Partners with Asthma Foundation and NBA to Go Pro for Asthma ...  -  Apr 2, 2007
Business Wire (press release),...including that relating to the generic versions of Allegra®, Neurontin® and Wellbutrin XL® , the effects of competition on our innovative products,

Old Block Gets New Life and Helps Quell the Hot Flashes in ...  -  Mar 28, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Side effects are exceedingly rare; 1.7 out of 1000 versus 13 out of 100 for Neurontin, a drug commonly prescribed for treating hot flashes.

Depression: What you need to know  -  Apr 7, 2007
Food Consumer,Other anticonvulsants that are being used now include lamotrigine (Lamictal ® ) and gabapentin (Neurontin ® ): their role in the treatment hierarchy of

Husband's jerking legs are depriving wife of her sleep  -  27 Mar 2007
SouthCoastToday.com,Neurontin is another medicine that can ease both disorders. DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am a 42-year-old wife writing on behalf of my husband, who is 45.

Suicide Risk of Neurontin Kept Hidden for Years  -  Mar 5, 2007
Scoop.co.nz (press release),The all-time poster child for a drug illegally promoted for off-label uses, is Neurontin, marketed by Warner-Lambert, and its Parke-Davis division,

When your senses are dangerously off-balance  -  Mar 22, 2007
Myrtle Beach Sun News,Your father should talk with his doctor about drugs such as gabapentin (Neurontin), amitriptylline (Elavil and others), and carbamazepine (Tegretol and

Hormone drug decreases hot flashes  -  Mar 2, 2007
Ninemsn,The drug is the active ingredient in Neurontin, which is most commonly used to treat nerve pain and other neurological conditions, but it has been shown to

Dr. Gott: Anemia may be cause of chronic fatigue  -  Mar 2, 2007
Northwest Herald,Dear Dr. Gott: I have post-herpetic neuralgia, for which my doctor prescribed Neurontin, without benefit. I am miserable. Do you have any suggestions?

Pfizer's a Sell: Shrinking Top Line, No Blockbusters In the Pipeline  -  Mar 22, 2007
Seeking Alpha,Key drugs such as Neurontin, Zoloft, Zithromax, Diflucan, Accupril, Norvasc and Zytrec will all face generic competition by 2007.

Drug Choices for Different Seizures Get Clarification  -  Mar 23, 2007
MedPage Today,The patients were randomly assigned to carbamazepine, an established first-line epilepsy drug for partial onset seizures, or gabapentin (Neurontin),

Best First-Choice Drugs for Epilepsy ID'd  -  Mar 22, 2007
WebMDIt compared an older drug, carbamazepine (a common brand name is Tegretol) to gabapentin (Gabarone, Neurontin), Lamictal, Trileptal, and Topamax.

Teva Provides Update on Generic Celebrex ® Litigation  -  Mar 21, 2007
Business Wire (press release),...patent litigation, including that relating to the generic versions of Allegra ® and Neurontin ® , the effects of competition on our innovative products,

Teva Receives First US Approval For Generic UNIRETIC(R) Tablets  -  Mar 12, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),...including that relating to the generic versions of Allegra®, Neurontin®, Oxycontin® and Zithromax®, the effects of competition on Copaxone® sales,

Exploring Phantom Limb Pain  -  Mar 11, 2007
Psychiatric Times,There are studies indicating that at least 2 anticonvulsants, gabapentin (Neurontin) and topiramate (Topamax), may be beneficial for PLP. 8,9

Makers of Zyprexa Risperdal and Seroquel Under Fire  -  Mar 9, 2007
Lawyers and Settlements,For instance, he says, Neurontin was only approved for controlling seizures, but "was being prescribed for anxiety, social phobia, PTSD,

Restless Leg Syndrome  -  Mar 7, 2007
KKTV 11 News,Certain epilepsy medications, such as gabapentin (Neurontin), may work well for some people with RLS. It may take several trials for you and your doctor to

Prominent Teaching Hospital Launches Major Education Initiative ...  -  Mar 6, 2007
dBusinessNews Portland (press release),...of 50 States and the District of Columbia to settle allegations that they conducted an unlawful marketing campaign for the epilepsy drug, Neurontin®.

Teva to Sell Oxycodone Through the End of 2007  -  Mar 6, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...including that relating to the generic versions of Allegra(R), Neurontin(R) and Wellbutrin XL(R) , the effects of competition on our innovative products

Manhattan Research Reveals Top Consumer-Ranked Pharmaceutical ...  -  Mar 6, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Glucophage XR, Humira, Humulin, Imitrex, Lamisil, Lantus, Levaquin, Levitra, Lexapro, Lipitor, Lunesta, Nasacort, Nasonex, Neulasta, Neurontin, Nexium,

Post-polio sufferer wants medical marijuana legalized  -  Mar 5, 2007
Annapolis Capital,He has been prescribed several pain-killers to help cope with post-polio including his current mix - Vicodin, Neurontin, Flexeril and Arthrotec.

Teva Announces Agreement with Biovail and Anchen Regarding Generic ...  -  Mar 5, 2007
Business Wire (press release),...including that relating to the generic versions of Allegra®, Neurontin® and Wellbutrin XL® , the effects of competition on our innovative products,

Drag City Unearths Another Lost Folkie  -  Mar 4, 2007
Pitchforkmedia.com,After toughing out a European tour aided by becoming addicted to Codeine, Soma, Xanax, and Neurontin, Hinson returned to America and immediately underwent

The Neurontin Suicides: Risks Kept Hidden For Years  -  Feb 24, 2007
CounterCurrents.org,The all-time poster child for a drug illegally promoted for off-label uses, is Neurontin, marketed by Warner-Lambert, and its Parke-Davis division,

Evelyn Pringle: Suicide Risk of Neurontin Kept Hidden for Years  -  Feb 22, 2007
YubaNet (satire),The all-time poster child for a drug illegally promoted for off-label uses, is Neurontin, marketed by Warner-Lambert, and its Parke-Davis division,

Did the devil make her do it?  -  Feb 19, 2007
Monterey County Herald,Dear Dr. Gott: I want to thank you for your column regarding Neurontin for itching and tingling problems. I have suffered for a year with this problem in my

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome  -  Feb 19, 2007
KKTV 11 News,For example, antidepressants, such as duloxetine (Cymbalta), and anticonvulsants, such as gabapentin (Neurontin), are used to treat pain that originates

Oncologist responds to readers  -  Feb 19, 2007
Contra Costa Times,Q Are there any other drugs on the scene for chemo-induced neuropathy, specifically numbness of fingers and toes, other than Cymbalta, Elavil or Neurontin?

GSK puts pen to paper on two more deals  -  Feb 8, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),Gabapentin is the generic name for Pfizer's Neurontin - once a $2 billion dollar epilepsy medicine before losing patent protection - and GSK says the

Dr. Gott: Veterinary liniment treats neuropathy  -  Feb 1, 2007
The Spokesman Review,After exhausting many treatments, as well as Neurontin and daily pain medication, I decided to try rubbing my feet with this topical antiseptic,

Vistagen's AV-101 Drug Candidate Yields Positive Preclinical Data ...  -  Jan 30, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),..."We believe AV-101's ability to reduce and control seizures and chronic neuropathic pain is similar to that of gabapentin (Pfizer's Neurontin(R)),

Teva Announces Approval of Rabeprazole Sodium Delayed-Release Tablets  -  Feb 23, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),...including that relating to the generic versions of Allegra®, Neurontin®, Oxycontin® and Zithromax®, the effects of competition on Copaxone® sales,

Off-Label Sales of SSRIs Leads To More Litigation  -  Feb 22, 2007
Scoop.co.nz (press release),...in 16 cases involving Medicaid with Pfizer paying the highest penalty of $430 million for the off-label marketing of the epilepsy drug Neurontin.

Teva Announces Approval of Rabeprazole Sodium Delayed-Release Tablets  -  Feb 22, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...including that relating to the generic versions of Allegra(R), Neurontin(R) and Wellbutrin XL(R) , the effects of competition on our innovative products

Teva Announces Approval of Rabeprazole Sodium Delayed-Release Tablets  -  Feb 22, 2007
Business Wire (press release),...including that relating to the generic versions of Allegra®, Neurontin® and Wellbutrin XL® , the effects of competition on our innovative products,

Cool down hot flashes  -  Feb 21, 2007
Press & Sun-Bulletin,Gabapentin (Neurontin), a seizure medication that's also used for migraines, resulted in two fewer hot flashes per day. * Antidepressants, in low doses,

Stern: Anna Was Taking Topamax  -  Feb 21, 2007
TMZ.com,The tape of ANS is very much like I was on high doseages of Neurontin and a couple of other anti-seizure medications. I'm not saying she wasn't high on

Experts Weigh in on Promotion, Prescription of Off-label Drugs  -  Feb 20, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),Most notably, Parke-Davis promoted its antiseizure drug gabapentin (Neurontin) for the treatment of a variety of conditions, including migraines,

FDA reforms seek right dose  -  Jan 27, 2007
Winston-Salem Journal (subscription),...law and aggressively promoted its anti-seizure drug Neurontin for such unapproved uses as treatment for bipolar disorder and migraine headaches.

Vistagen's AV-101 Drug Candidate Yields Positive Preclinical Data ...  -  Jan 31, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),..."We believe AV-101's ability to reduce and control seizures and chronic neuropathic pain is similar to that of gabapentin (Pfizer's Neurontin®),

Teva Receives Approval for Generic Focalin(TM) Tablets  -  Jan 31, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),...including that relating to the generic versions of Allegra®, Neurontin®, Oxycontin® and Zithromax®, the effects of competition on Copaxone® sales,

Cooling down hot flashes  -  Jan 31, 2007
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle,Gabapentin (Neurontin), a seizure medication that's also used for migraines, resulted in two fewer hot flashes per day. Reddy, who has studied it,

Vistagen’s AV-101 Drug Candidate Yields Positive Preclinical Data ...  -  Jan 30, 2007
Business Wire (press release),...“We believe AV-101’s ability to reduce and control seizures and chronic neuropathic pain is similar to that of gabapentin (Pfizer’s Neurontin®),

Teva Receives Approval for Generic Focalin Tablets  -  Jan 30, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...including that relating to the generic versions of Allegra(R), Neurontin(R), Wellbutrin XL(R) and the effects of competition on Copaxone(R) sales,

Teva Receives Approval for Generic Focalin™ Tablets  -  Jan 30, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Neurontin®, Wellbutrin XL® and the effects of competition on Copaxone® sales, including as a result of the reintroduction of Tysabri® into the market,

Neurontin® May Reduce Frequency of Hot Flashes  -  Jan 12, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),According to the results of a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the drug Neurontin® (gabapentin) may reduce hot flash frequency in women

To Your Good Health  -  Jan 15, 2007
Pocono Record,If his current medicines are not working, there are others, like carbamazepine Tegretol, gabapentin your dad's Neurontin, phenytoin Dilantin and

FDA Overhaul Needed to Quell Drug Threat  -  Jan 15, 2007
Xtvworld (press release),...largest pharmaceutical company - entered into a settlement worth $430 million with federal and state agencies due to Medicaid fraud over Neurontin.

Ambit Biosciences Appoints Wendell Wierenga, Ph.D., as Executive ...  -  Jan 8, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...he has led/participated in the research and development of more than 60 INDs, 10 NDAs and 10 marketed products, including Lipitor(R) and Neurontin(R).

Women can take steps to lessen the agony of menopause Handling hot ...  -  Jan 12, 2007
Chicago Sun-Times,Gabapentin (Neurontin) is ordinarily used to treat neurological disorders, but has also been shown to reduce hot flashes. For many women a single nighttime

The Holy Grail of Giant Pharma  -  Jan 11, 2007
Desicritics.org,Norvasc ($1.7 billion) and Neurontin ($1.4 billion in sales) meant that Pfizer derived almost one-third of its revenue and profits from these four drugs

Reliving ‘La Dolce Musto’  -  Jan 5, 2007
New York Blade,As for prescriptions, just a spoonful of Neurontin helps the anxiety go down. Your writing also contains a specific political slant and opinion.

Is as Much Art as Science  -  Dec 27, 2006
Wall Street Journal (subscription),The manufacturer of Neurontin, a seizure medication with a narrow FDA indication, was taken to task by regulators for marketing off-label uses.

Bifeprunox beats Lilly Zyprexa  -  Dec 25, 2006
TPMCafe,I do question such things as Lilly apparently deferring the release of pregabalin (Lyrica) until gabapentin (Neurontin) came off patent.

Largest Disease Modification Trial For Parkinson's Disease ...  -  Dec 24, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),...including that relating to the generic versions of Allegra(R), Neurontin(R), Oxycontin(R) and Zithromax(R), the effects of competition on Copaxone(R)

Bristol's $499M drug-pricing settlement among biggest  -  Dec 22, 2006
WZZM,Serono settled similar charges last year involving AIDS drug Serostim, as did Pfizer in 2004 involving pain and anti-seizure drug Neurontin.

Largest Disease Modification Trial for Parkinson's Disease ...  -  Dec 22, 2006
Yahoo! News (press release)...including that relating to the generic versions of Allegra®, Neurontin®, Oxycontin® and Zithromax®, the effects of competition on Copaxone® sales,

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