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Old 11-02-2011, 11:53 PM
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Originally Posted by sherimirayn View Post
My pharmacist told me that Gabapentin and Lyrica were the exact same ingredients...does anyone know if thats true?
Gabapentin (Neurontin) and pregabalin (Lyrica) are NOT the same ingredients. Lyrica was designed as a more potent successor to gabapentin. Check out the chemical compositions:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabapentin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pregabalin

Gabapentin and Neurontin are the same, and
Pregabalin and Lyrica are the same,
generic and trade names, respectively.

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