Taber's Medical Dictionary
gabapentin
(gab″ă-pen′tin )
A gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) analog indicated as a treatment for seizures and post-herpetic neuralgia, and used off-label for a variety of conditions, including neuropathic pain, alcohol use disorder, and menopausal hot flashes.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Gabapentin." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/748621/all/gabapentin.
Gabapentin. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/748621/all/gabapentin. Accessed May 21, 2026.
Gabapentin. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/748621/all/gabapentin
Gabapentin [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 May 21]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/748621/all/gabapentin.
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