
Shingles is a painful rash that develops many years after you've had chickenpox.

Brand names of gabapentin include Horizant®, Gralise® and Neurontin®.

Gabapentin is available as both a brand name product and a generic product (chemically the same, usually lower cost than the brand name product). Gabapentin is in a class of medications called anticonvulsants.

Gabapentin mirrors the effects of GABA calming excited neurons. GABA reduces the excitability of nerve cells (neurons) in the brain, which play a role in seizures and the transmission of pain signals. Gabapentin is a prescription medication known as a gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) analogue.
