Sunshine Biopharma launches generic gabapentin for neuropathic pain

Sunshine Biopharma (SBFM) announced that its wholly owned Canadian subsidiary, Nora Pharma Inc., has launched Gabapentin, a new generic prescription drug in the therapeutic class of anticonvulsants. Gabapentin is a generic version of Neurontin. Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant medication used to treat neuropathic pain and epilepsy. It is also used for the treatment of pain caused by diabetic neuropathy, central pain, and postherpetic neuralgia Nora Pharma’s Gabapentin is available in strengths of 100 mg, 300 mg, and 400 mg and comes in bottles of 500 capsules. Nora Pharma elected to supply its Gabapentin in capsule format which is the market leader owing to their ease of administration, including in children and the elderly. Gabapentin acts by decreasing the activity of the voltage-dependent calcium channel protein, alpha-2/delta-1. By binding to alpha-2/delta-1, Gabapentin lowers the release of excitatory neurotransmitters and as a result, reduces excess excitation of the neuronal networks in the brain and spinal cord.