Gabapentin is a nerve medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat epilepsy and post-herpetic neuralgia (shingles), but it is also widely prescribed off-label to treat fibromyalgia, migraines, neuropathy and other chronic pain conditions.

Gabapentin is often mis-used to potentiate the effects of opioids and potentially increases the risk of overdose death when used in combination with them. The US has seen substantial increases in the rate of Gabapentin prescribing and abuse, leading to this change.

Please note: All refills for prescriptions written before the effective date WILL BE AFFECTED. A scheduled medication is valid for 6 months from when the prescription is written and will have no more than 5 refills: (expiring after the 6 months regardless of remaining refills).

Thus effective, November 18th, 2019, your prescription will be subject to these changes and prescriptions written before this date will be adjusted accordingly.

Best scenario: On or after November 18th, 2019: have your doctor re-prescribe the medication to avoid an expired prescription.

Please feel free to contact us for any additional information and/or questions regarding your prescription.