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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Main Authors: Rachel A. Burke, Michele A. Faulkner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-04-01
Series:Journal of Central Nervous System Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/JCNSD.S9107