JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) - A common prescription found in many medicine cabinets treats anything from pain to mood disorders. It can be just what the doctor ordered for some people, but concerns about ...
Though increasingly prescribed in the U.S., a 2025 study linked gabapentin prescriptions for chronic low back pain with ...
• Prescriptions for the nerve-pain drug have doubled in 15 years as doctors moved away from opioids and benzodiazepines. • Growing research links it to risks including dementia, suicidal behavior and ...
Gabapentin became the fifth most prescribed U.S. medication in 2024, a CDC analysis showed. From 2010 to 2024, prescriptions jumped from 79.5 to 177.6 per 1,000 people. Prescribing increased most for ...