Ratings, Reviews Summary for NEURONTIN (PFIZER PHARMACEUTICALS LTD)

January 2024 Overall Patient opinion of NEURONTIN: 2.9 (somewhat satisfied)

(based on 919 reviews )

Ratings by Age Group for NEURONTIN
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Age Group Number of Reviews Average Rating
Pediatric (Under 18) 9 3.22
Age 18 to 24 50 2.98
Age 25 to 34 162 2.98
Age 35 to 44 255 3.03
Age 45 to 54 222 2.93
Age 55 to 64 139 2.82
Age 65 to 74 39 2.76
Age 75 and up 15 2.26

Ratings by Sex for NEURONTIN
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Sex Number of Reviews Average Rating
Male 240 3.08
Female 658 2.86
Not Specified 21 3.57

Why NEURONTIN* (Gabapentin ) is Prescribed for Patients*

Patient opinion of NEURONTIN: somewhat satisfied (average rating score: 2.98)

(based on 1229 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )

Top 10 Reasons for taking** NEURONTIN
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Reason # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Fibromyalgia*41
2Restless legs syndrome*39
3Neuralgia*29
4Parkinson's disease22
5Anxiety21
6Trigeminal neuralgia20
7Neuropathy peripheral*15
8Pain*11
9Bipolar disorder9
10Back pain*8

*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.

Top 20 Side Effects of NEURONTIN **
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Side Effect # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Somnolence304
2Weight increased250
3Dizziness*160
4Disturbance in attention159
5Amnesia120
6Insomnia111
7Nausea*97
8Fatigue*95
9Drug ineffective*84
10Depression*82
11Headache*81
12Memory impairment67
13Abnormal dreams63
14Anxiety59
15Pain*59
16Akathisia58
17Vision blurred56
18Hypersomnia49
19Tremor46
20Confusional state46

*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.

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* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Gabapentin (Apo-gabapentin, Novo-gabapentin, Pms-gabapentin, Neurontin, Gabapentin hexal, Gralise, Gabapentin)

**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com