Gabapentin — what it treats, what it costs

What it should cost to fill

Strength	Cash price	With a discount card
100 mg capsule	$10 – $60	$5 – $20
300 mg capsule	$12 – $80	$6 – $25
600 mg tablet	$14 – $95	$7 – $30

Typical retail ranges, not quotes. What you are charged depends on the pharmacy and on how the claim is processed — which is exactly why it is worth asking.

Where the money goes

Check whether a higher-strength capsule taken fewer times a day costs less overall.

What else there is

Not recommendations. The tradeoff matters more than the name, and it is the part a prescriber will want to talk about.

Pregabalin (Lyrica)Same class

Generic now and works similarly, sometimes better tolerated. Still usually the pricier of the two.

DuloxetineDifferent class

A different approach to nerve pain, also generic. Worth raising if gabapentin makes you too drowsy.

Worth asking

Could a higher strength taken less often work for me?

Before you change anything. Do not stop suddenly if you take it for seizures.