2020
Safety of Gabapentin Prescribed for Any Indication in a Large Clinical Cohort of 571,718 US Veterans with and without Alcohol Use Disorder
Rentsch CT, Morford KL, Fiellin DA, Bryant KJ, Justice AC, Tate JP. Safety of Gabapentin Prescribed for Any Indication in a Large Clinical Cohort of 571,718 US Veterans with and without Alcohol Use Disorder. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2020, 44: 1807-1815. PMID: 32628784, PMCID: PMC7540277, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderMental statusRelative riskGabapentin exposureUse disordersICD-9 diagnostic codesAdverse neurologic effectsPotential medication interactionsAltered mental statusIncidence of fallsClear dose-response relationshipLarge clinical cohortDose-response relationshipRace/ethnicityUnexposed patientsHepatitis CAdverse eventsMedication interactionsExcess riskNeurologic effectsUS veteransDiagnostic codesIncidence rateClinical cohortHigh risk
2019
Association Between Gabapentin Receipt for Any Indication and Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test—Consumption Scores Among Clinical Subpopulations With and Without Alcohol Use Disorder
Rentsch CT, Fiellin DA, Bryant KJ, Justice AC, Tate JP. Association Between Gabapentin Receipt for Any Indication and Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test—Consumption Scores Among Clinical Subpopulations With and Without Alcohol Use Disorder. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2019, 43: 522-530. PMID: 30620410, PMCID: PMC6397056, DOI: 10.1111/acer.13953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption scoresAUDIT-C scoresAlcohol consumptionUnexposed patientsClinical trialsUse disordersBaseline levelsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyDoses of gabapentinAging Cohort StudyImpact of gabapentinSubstance use treatmentDifferences linear regression modelGabapentin doseCohort studyCurrent medicationsBaseline auditMultivariable differenceClinical indicationsAUD historyPatientsGabapentinClinical subpopulationsConsecutive days