Review of the Treatment of Restless Legs Syndrome: Focus on Gabapentin Enacarbil
The FDA approved gabapentin enacarbil in 2011 as the first non-dopaminergic agent for the treatment of restless legs syndrome (RLS) symptoms. Although gabapentin enacarbil is a pro-drug of gabapentin, its pharmacokinetics differ. Absorption of gabapentin enacarbil is more predictable, and inter-pati...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2012-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Central Nervous System Disease |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4137/JCNSD.S9107 |