A drug may be classified by the chemical type of the active ingredient or by the way it is used to treat a particular condition. Each drug can be classified into one or more drug classes.
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) analogs are drugs that are similar to gamma-aminobutyric acid neurotransmitter, which is an inhibitory neurotransmitter. These analogs act as GABA receptors agonists and cause inhibitory action like GABA.
Gamma-aminobutyric acid analogs are used to treat epilepsy.
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Medical conditions associated with gamma-aminobutyric acid analogs:
- Alcohol Withdrawal
- Anxiety
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Bipolar Disorder
- Burning Mouth Syndrome
- Diabetic Nerve Damage
- Epilepsy
- Erythromelalgia
- Fibromyalgia
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Hiccups
- Hot Flashes
- Hyperhidrosis
- Insomnia
- Migraine
- Migraine Prevention
- Nausea/Vomiting, Chemotherapy Induced
- Neuralgia
- Pain
- Periodic Limb Movement Disorder
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Persisting Pain, Shingles
- Postmenopausal Symptoms
- Pruritus
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome
- Restless Legs Syndrome
- Seizure Prevention
- Seizures
- Spondylolisthesis
- Syringomyelia
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vulvodynia
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