PHM-09 - Alphabet Soup: Updates on GABA Abuse and Legislation

With mounting pressure from an advocacy group calling on both the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to make gabapentin a controlled substance, this presentation will focus on the published literature on gabapentinoid abuse. Are gabapentinoids really as bad as they are portrayed or is it all just a bunch of alphabet soup? With 7 states declaring gabapentin a controlled substance, and even more requiring gabapentin reporting on their prescription drug monitoring databases (PDMPs), the controversy surrounding gabapentinoids is likely one you'll want to know all the “GABA” about!