Module 2: Basic Pharmacology of Controlled Drugs and Substances

Lesson 3

Other agents – Gabapentinoids

Gabapentinoids are medications that are not controlled under federal legislation or regulations but are monitored through some provincial prescription monitoring programs (e.g., Saskatchewan Prescription Review Program), primarily due to reported incidence of misuse in Saskatchewan.

Gabapentinoids are antiepileptic agents that are used for chronic neuropathic-type pain (e.g. diabetic neuropathy, trigeminal neuropathy) and other types of nerve pain. Adverse effects associated with this medication, such as euphoria or “feeling high”, make it a potential agent of misuse (Webb, 2008).

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