It’s available as 300- and 600-milligram tablets (Gralise) and 600- and 800-milligram tablets (Neurontin or generic gabapentin). What dosage strengths and forms does gabapentin come in? The branded gabapentin enacarbil product Horizant is approved for restless legs syndrome and PHN. The branded gabapentin products Neurontin and Gralise are approved for partial seizures and PHN. Treat moderate-too-severe primary restless legs syndrome.Nerve pain following a case of shingles is called postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). For whatever reason, this otherwise dormant virus gets reactivated - usually by stress - causing a shingles rash. The virus that causes chickenpox stays dormant in a portion of your spinal nerve root called the dorsal root ganglion. Shingles is a painful rash that develops many years after you've had chickenpox. Relieve nerve pain following shingles in adults.Gabapentin can be used in adults and children age 3 and older who have partial seizures. Brand names of gabapentin include Horizant®, Gralise® and Neurontin®.
Gabapentin is available as both a brand name product and a generic product (chemically the same, usually lower cost than the brand name product). Gabapentin is in a class of medications called anticonvulsants. Gabapentin mirrors the effects of GABA calming excited neurons. GABA reduces the excitability of nerve cells (neurons) in the brain, which play a role in seizures and the transmission of pain signals. Gabapentin is a prescription medication known as a gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) analogue.