Tiagabine and Gabapentin Interaction

Drug interaction information between Tiagabine and Gabapentin.

Tiagabine and Gabapentin have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Tiagabine and Gabapentin. This page displays the available source-record category and label text. The category is not an individual risk estimate or medication-combination direction.

Drug A

Tiagabine

Anticonvulsant (GABA Reuptake Inhibitor)

Drug B

Gabapentin

Anticonvulsant / Nerve Pain Agent

How They Interact

Gabapentin does not speed up or slow down the liver enzymes that process tiagabine. This means it is unlikely to change how much tiagabine stays in your body.

FDA Label Information

Carbamazepine, phenytoin, primidone, and phenobarbital are generally classified as enzyme inducers; valproate and gabapentin are not.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Tiagabine + Gabapentin?

Compiled FDA labeling labels this pair minor. That is a source-record field, not an individual medication-combination decision.

Which drug in this pair has the larger labeled-interaction portfolio?

Gabapentin has 19 labeled pairs on file vs Tiagabine's 11. In the minor band specifically: Tiagabine has 11 (also Warfarin, Valproate, Digoxin, Theophylline); Gabapentin has 18 (also Oxycodone, Estradiol, Naproxen, Norethindrone).

What mechanism field is on file for Tiagabine and Gabapentin?

Gabapentin does not speed up or slow down the liver enzymes that process tiagabine. This means it is unlikely to change how much tiagabine stays in your body.

Gabapentin's labeled portfolio outnumbers Tiagabine

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Tiagabine (Anticonvulsant (GABA Reuptake Inhibitor)); Gabapentin (Anticonvulsant / Nerve Pain Agent).

Tiagabine

0 major · 0 moderate · 11 minor · 11 total

Gabapentin

0 major · 1 moderate · 18 minor · 19 total

Sources: FDA Drug Labels (SPL) via openFDA (2026). This is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. This registry does not provide individual medication-combination directions.