Description
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Drug Label Highlights
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GABAPENTIN capsules, for oral use
Initial U.S. Approval: 1993
Recent Major Changes
Warnings and Precautions (5.5, 5.6) 4/2025
Warnings and Precautions, removal-
Sudden and Unexplained Death in Patients with Epilepsy (5.10) 4/2025
Indications And Usage
Gabapentin is indicated for:
Dosage And Administration
Postherpetic Neuralgia (2.1)
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 (2.2)
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
Dose should be adjusted in patients with reduced renal function (2.3, 2.4)
Dosage Forms And Strengths
Capsules: 100 mg, 300 mg, and 400 mg (3)
Contraindications
Known hypersensitivity to gabapentin or its ingredients (4)
Warnings And Precautions
- (5.5, 5.6) 4/2025 Warnings and Precautions, removal- Sudden and Unexplained Death in Patients with Epilepsy (5.10) 4/2025 INDICATIONS AND USAGE Gabapentin is indicated for:
- Postherpetic neuralgia in adults (1)
- Adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial onset seizures, with and without secondary generalization, in adults and pediatric patients 3 years and older with epilepsy (1) DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
- Postherpetic Neuralgia (2.1)
- 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)
- (5.5, 5.6) 4/2025 Warnings and Precautions, removal- Sudden and Unexplained Death in Patients with Epilepsy (5.10) 4/2025 INDICATIONS AND USAGE Gabapentin is indicated for:
- Postherpetic neuralgia in adults (1)
- Adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial onset seizures, with and without secondary generalization, in adults and pediatric patients 3 years and older with epilepsy (1) DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
- Postherpetic Neuralgia (2.1)
- 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)
Adverse Reactions
Most common adverse reactions (incidence ≥8% and at least twice that for placebo) were:
To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Ascend Laboratories, LLC at 1-877-272-7901 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.
Drug Interactions
Concentrations increased by morphine; may need dose adjustment (5.4, 7.1)
Use In Specific Populations
Pregnancy: Based on animal data, may cause fetal harm (8.1)
See 17 for PATIENT COUNSELING INFORMATION and Medication Guide.
Revised: 1/2026
DailyMed highlights last updated: 2026-06-24 22:04:18











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