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Safety
Horizant® was well tolerated in the PHN pivotal trial1
aTreatment-emergent adverse reactions that occurred in ≥2% of patients with PHN treated with Horizant® 600 mg twice daily and numerically greater than placebo in a placebo-controlled, 12-week clinical trial.
bHorizant® 600 mg twice daily is the approved dose for PHN, and doses >600 mg twice daily increased side effects without additional benefit.
cIn patients treated with Horizant® 600 mg twice daily who reported dizziness (17%), symptoms persisted during treatment in about 6%.
dIn patients treated with Horizant® 600 mg twice daily who reported somnolence (10%), symptoms persisted during treatment in about 27%. In remaining patients, somnolence resolved within 4 to 5 weeks.
