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Lyrica - Pregabalin - Dosage - Side Effects - Interactions - Warnings

Lyrica (pregabalin capsules) drug information, dosage, side effects, drug interactions, and warnings. Lyrica, generic drug name pregabalin, is the first FDA-approved medicine for the treatment of fibromyalgia. Lyrica is also used to help relieve nerve pain or seizures. Lyrica (pregabalin) is chemically similar to the drug Neurontin (gabapentin).
10 Things You Should Know About Lyrica
Lyrica (pregabalin) has been approved for the treatment of fibromyalgia. Several million patients have taken Lyrica worldwide, including those who were prescribed the drug for other indications. Here are 10 things you should know about Lyrica, including safety warnings.
Lyrica Receives FDA Approval to Treat Fibromyalgia
Lyrica (pregabalin capsules CV) was approved June 21, 2007 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of fibromyalgia. The approval of Lyrica was long-awaited because it is the first medicine that is FDA-approved to treat fibromyalgia.
Lyrica / Pregabalin Significantly Improves Fibromyalgia Pain
Pregabalin (brand name Lyrica) significantly improves pain in fibromyalgia patients according to a study of 745 fibromyalgia patients who were treated with pregabalin for 14 weeks.
Lyrica / Pregabalin Provides Longer-Term Fibromyalgia Pain Relief
Lyrica, generic name pregabalin, has shown to provide significant pain relief in a 6-month study of fibromyalgia patients.
Lyrica / Pregabalin Shows Promise for Fibomyalgia
Study results promising for Lyrica as a treatment for fibromyalgia.
Drug Monograph: Lyrica / Pregabalin
Pregabalin (Lyrica) is a compound that is chemically and structurally similar to gabapentin, with antiepileptic, analgesic, and anxiolytic properties. Pregabalin has been studied for use in a variety of disorders, including as add-on and monotherapy in refractory partial seizures, diabetic neuropathy, pain syndromes, postherpetic neuralgia, and social anxiety disorders.
Patient Education: Lyrica / Pregabalin Capsules
Patient education for Lyrica / pregabalin capsules. Lyrica is used to help relieve certain types of nerve pain or seizures. Pregabalin is useful for treatment of nerve pain due to diabetic neuropathy and postherpetic neuralgia and for helping to control seizures in epilepsy. Pregabalin may be prescribed by your health care provider for other uses.
Product Photographs: Lyrica / Pregabalin Capsules
Product photographs of Lyrica / pregabalin capsules.
Fibromyalgia Medication Options - How Is Fibromyalgia Treated?
There are no medications approved by the FDA for treating fibromyalgia, although a few such drugs are in development. Doctors treat fibromyalgia with a variety of medications developed and approved for other purposes.
Fibromyalgia Screening Quiz
Fibromyalgia is difficult to diagnose. Combinations of symptoms can occur which overlap with other autoimmune diseases. There are symptoms which are considered "defining" of fibromyalgia. There are also symptoms considered "non-defining" but they often occur as part of fibromyalgia syndrome.
Fibromyalgia - Test Your Knowledge
Fibromyalgia is often regarded as a medical enigma. Symptoms of fibromyalgia syndrome can overlap with other conditions making it difficult to diagnose. How much do you know about fibromyalgia?
The Fibromyalgia Guide - Free Newsletter E-Course
Fibromyalgia is a condition characterized by body aches, pain, sleep problems, extreme fatigue, depression and anxiety, in combination with tenderness of specific areas (muscles and tender points) on the body. Learn more about fibromyalgia by signing up for our free newsletter e-course.
Patient Information: Lyrica / Pregabalin Capsules
Patient information for Lyrica (Pregabalin), from Lyrica.com
CenterWatch Newly Approved Drug Therapies: Lyrica (Pregabalin)
Lyrica (pregabalin) is a modulator of voltage-gated calcium channels, designed to affect neurological transmission in multiple systems, from CenterWatch.

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