Drug details

Horizant (gabapentin enacarbil extended-release tablets)

type of GABA Analogs

Horizant (gabapentin enacarbil) is an anticonvulsant drug prescribed for the treatment of moderate-to-severe primary Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) in adults. Horizant is not recommended for patients who are required to sleep during the daytime and remain awake at night.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• dizziness,
• drowsiness,
• sleepiness,
• loss of coordination, or
• blurred vision.

The following drugs are related to Horizant, either as a replacement or used together:

• Tegretol (carbamazepine)
• Klonopin (clonazepam)
• Jenloga (clonidine tablets)
• Valium (diazepam tablets)
• Neurontin (gabapentin)
• Mirapex (pramipexole)
• Requip (ropinirole hcl)
• Requip XL (ropinirole extended release tablets)
• Ultram (tramadol hcl)
• Ultram ER (tramadol hcl extended-release)