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Originally Posted by sherimirayn
My pharmacist told me that Gabapentin and Lyrica were the exact same ingredients...does anyone know if thats true?
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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.
HTH,
Doc