GABAPENTIN- gabapentin capsule 
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Gabapentin Capsules, USP

Rx Only

Read the Medication Guide before you start taking gabapentin and each time you get a refill. There may be new information. This information does not take the place of talking to your healthcare provider about your medical condition or treatment.

What is the most important information I should know about gabapentin?

Do not stop taking gabapentin without first talking to your healthcare provider.

Stopping gabapentin suddenly can cause serious problems.

Gabapentin can cause serious side effects including:

1. Like other antiepileptic drugs, gabapentin may cause suicidal thoughts or actions in a very small number of people, about 1 in 500.




Do not stop taking gabapentin without first talking to a healthcare provider.


2. Changes in behavior and thinking - Using gabapentin in children 3 to 12 years of age can cause emotional changes, aggressive behavior, problems with concentration, restlessness, changes in school performance, and hyperactivity.

3. Gabapentin may cause a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction that may affect your skin or other parts of your body such as your liver or blood cells. You may or may not have rash when you get this type of reaction. It may cause you to be hospitalized or to stop gabapentin. Call a healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following symptoms:


What is gabapentin?

Gabapentin is a prescription medicine used to treat:

Who should not take gabapentin capsules?

Do not take gabapentin capsules if you are allergic to gabapentin or any of the other ingredients in gabapentin capsules. See the end of this Medication Guide for a complete list of ingredients in gabapentin capsules.

What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking gabapentin?

Before taking gabapentin, tell your healthcare provider if you:




How should I take gabapentin?

What should I avoid while taking gabapentin?

What are the possible side effects of gabapentin?


These are not all the possible side effects of gabapentin. For more information, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist.


How should I store gabapentin?

Keep gabapentin and all medicines out of the reach of children.

General information about the safe and effective use of gabapentin

Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Medication Guide. Do not use gabapentin for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give gabapentin to other people, even if they have the same symptoms that you have. It may harm them.

This Medication Guide summarizes the most important information about gabapentin. If you would like more information, talk with your healthcare provider. You can ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for information about gabapentin that was written for healthcare professionals.

For medical inquiries or to report side effects regarding gabapentin, please call Actavis at 1-800-432-8534.

What are the ingredients in gabapentin?

Active ingredient: gabapentin, USP 

Inactive ingredients in the capsules: black iron oxide, corn starch, D&C Yellow #10 aluminum lake, FD&C blue #1 aluminum lake, FD&C blue #2 aluminum lake, FD&C red #40 aluminum lake, gelatin, mannitol, pharmaceutical glaze, propylene glycol, red iron oxide T3469, silicon dioxide, sodium lauryl sulfate, synthetic black iron oxide, talc, titanium dioxide, and yellow iron oxide T3506.


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Manufactured By:
Actavis Pharma Manufacturing Pvt. Ltd.,
Plot No. 101, 102, 107 & 108,
SIDCO Pharmaceutical Complex,
Alathur, Kanchipuram Dist – 603 110,
Tamilnadu, India.

Distributed By:
Actavis Elizabeth LLC
200 Elmora Avenue
Elizabeth, NJ 07207 USA

40-9165 (MG 41-1172/1011)

Revised: 4/2013
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