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GABAPENTINE [2 records]

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Record 1 2024-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Medication
Universal entry(ies)
C9H17NO2
formula, see observation
60142-96-3
CAS number
OBS

... an oral medication for add-on therapy in the treatment of partial seizures in adult epilepsy; inhibits dopamine release from rabbit caudate nucleus.

OBS

Chemical formula: C9H17NO2

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Médicaments
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
C9H17NO2
formula, see observation
60142-96-3
CAS number
OBS

Formule chimique : C9H17NO2

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Medicamentos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
C9H17NO2
formula, see observation
60142-96-3
CAS number
OBS

gabapentina; gabapentín; gabapentin: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que el término "gabapentina", y no "gabapentín" ni "gabapentin", es el adecuado para el medicamento antiepiléptico que está empezando a ser utilizado como sustituto de los opioides. [...] La voz "gabapentina", con minúscula, se emplea para aludir a cierto tipo de aminoácido, y es la forma recomendada, de acuerdo con el Diccionario panhispánico de términos médicos, frente al extranjerismo "gabapentin" o la adaptación "gabapentín".

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Record 2 2017-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Medication
OBS

The NIHB [Non-Insured Health Benefits] Program has implemented a Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) to address concerns over potential abuse and misuse of prescription medications which include benzodiazepines, opioids, stimulants and gabapentin.

Key term(s)
  • Prescription Monitoring Programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Médicaments
OBS

Le Programme des SSNA [services de santé non assurés] a mis en place un programme de surveillance des médicaments(PSM) en réponse aux préoccupations relatives à d’éventuels abus et usages détournés de médicaments d’ordonnance, comme les benzodiazépines, les opioïdes, les stimulants et la gabapentine.

Spanish

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