NEURONTIN CASE EVALUATION

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Neurontin (generic name: gabapentin) may be linked to suicide and suicide attempt.
Neurontin is prescribed for epilepsy but has been prescribed for numerous off label uses.

About Neurontin:
Neurontin was approved for sale in the mid-1990s as a treatment for epileptic seizures. However it is believed that approximately 80 percent of all Neurontin prescriptions were filled for unapproved medical conditions. Neurontin is also believed to be linked to suicidal behavior.

It is believed that Parke-Davis which was acquired by Pfizer in 2000 had a systematic strategy to market and promote Neurontin for untested uses, such as chronic pain, bipolar disorder and migraine. It is not illegal for a doctor to prescribe a drug for unapproved conditions, however it is illegal for a drug company to market a medication for unapproved uses.

In July 2003, Dateline broadcasted an investigation which accused Parke-Davis of deliberately falsifying medical information about Neurontin so doctors would prescribe the drug to treat "off-label" conditions. State and Federal prosecutors have launched investigations into the allegedly illegal marketing of Neurontin.

In its year-long investigation, Dateline interviewed a former Parke-Davis scientist who alleges company officials encouraged him to persuade physicians to prescribe Neurontin for a number of disorders, including attention deficit disorder and bipolar disease, even though there was minimal preliminary data indicating that Neurontin could help patients with those diseases.

In May 2003, The US attorney's office in Boston said in court documents that the drug company Parke-Davis, now Pfizer, gave illegal kickbacks to doctors, including trips to Puerto Rico and tickets to the 1996 Summer Olympics, to prescribe what has become the nation's best-selling anticonvulsant, Neurontin.

Below is a list of the unapproved conditions that Neurontin was marketed to treat:

The 11 illegally promoted unapproved uses for Neurontin are:

  -  Bipolar Disorder
  -   Pain Syndromes, Peripheral Neuropathy, and Diabetic Neuropathy
  -   Treatment of Epilepsy alone (as monotherapy)
  -   Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)
  -   Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
  -   Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS)
  -   Trigeminal Neuralgia
  -   Post-Hepatic Neuralgia (PHN)
  -   Essential Tremor Periodic Limb Movement
  -   Migraine
  -   Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal Seizures

Our attorneys are carefully evaluating all Neurontin suicide and suicidal attempt side effects cases.

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