The crash also dramatically affected levels of child poverty, which increased by more than 20 percent from 11.2 percent in 2008 to 31.6 percent just four years later. This finding also correlates to an increase in foreign migration into the country, with seven percent of the Icelandic population now constituting foreigners (mainly Poles) compared to only 2.6 percent in 2000.
A successor to gabapentin. First marketed in 1983, gabapentin (Neurontin) has been one of Pfizer's top performing drugs. Lyrica (pregabalin) is seen as an important successor now that gabapentin is facing the threat of generic competition.Both drugs share a similar mechanism of action: binding to calcium channels and modulating calcium influx as well as influencing GABergic neurotransmission.yrica is seen as an important successor now that gabapentin is facing the threat of generic competition.. In September 2009, Pfizer was found guilty of misbranding drugs with the aim to defraud or mislead.
Gabapentin is not a Controlled Substance, that is, one that the United States federal government classifies as having potential for addiction and regulates under the Comprehensive Drug Abuse and Control Act of 1970.abapentin is an analog of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), a neurotransmitter that slows down the activity of nerve cells in the brain. This means that gabapentin has a similar structure and is made up of similar chemicals as GABA, although its effect on the body is not the same.