The Alternative Medicines of Gabapentin

There are other drugs available to treat your condition. Some may be better suited for you than others. Talk to your doctor about other drug options that may work for you.

What is Gralise?

Gralise is a prescription medicine that affects chemicals in the body that are involved in some types of pain.

Gralise is used in adults to treat pain from damaged nerves (neuropathic pain) that follows healing of shingles (a painful rash that comes after a herpes zoster infection).

It is not known if Gralise is safe and effective in people with seizure problems (epilepsy).

Gralise is not interchangeable with other gabapentin products.

Dosing information

Usual Adult Dose for Postherpetic Neuralgia:

-Gralise should be titrated to 1800 mg orally once daily with the evening meal.
-Recommended titration schedule:
Day 1: 300 mg orally with the evening meal
Day 2: 600 mg orally with the evening meal
Days 3 through 6: 900 mg orally with the evening meal
Days 7 through 10: 1200 mg orally with the evening meal
Days 11 through 14: 1500 mg orally with the evening meal
Day 15: 1800 mg orally with the evening meal
COMMENT:
-Gralise is not interchangeable with other gabapentin products because of differing pharmacokinetic profiles that affect the frequency of administration.

Lidocaine (Topical Application Route)

US Brand Name

  1. Anestacon
  2. Burnamycin
  3. Burn-O-Jel
  4. Lida Mantle
  5. Lidoderm
  6. LidoRx
  7. LMX 4
  8. LMX 5
  9. Senatec
  10. Solarcaine Cool Aloe
  11. Xylocaine

Canadian Brand Name

  1. Topicaine
  2. Solarcaine First Aid Lidocaine Spray
  3. Solarcaine Lidocaine First Aid Spray

Descriptions

 

Lidocaine topical jelly or ointment is used on different parts of the body to cause numbness or loss of feeling for patients having certain medical procedures. It is also used to relieve pain and itching caused by conditions such as sunburn or other minor burns, insect bites or stings, poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac, minor cuts, or scratches. Xylocaine® jelly is used to treat painful urethritis (inflammation of the urethra). It is also used to prevent and control pain in procedures involving the male and female urethra. Xylocaine® jelly is also used to lubricate the nose, mouth, and throat for intubation.

Lidocaine viscous topical solution is also used to treat sore mouth or throat and also reduce gagging during the taking of X-ray pictures and dental impressions.

Lidocaine skin patch is used to relieve nerve pain caused by herpes zoster or shingles (postherpetic neuralgia).

Lidocaine belongs to the family of medicines called local anesthetics. This medicine prevents pain by blocking the signals at the nerve endings in the skin. This medicine does not cause unconsciousness as general anesthetics do when used for surgery.

This medicine is available only with your doctor’s prescription.

This product is available in the following dosage forms:

  • Spray
  • Patch, Extended Release
  • Gel/Jelly
  • Cream
  • Ointment
  • Lotion
  • Pad
  • Swab
  • Powder
  • Solution