Do not use pregabalin
If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to pregabalin or any of the other ingredients of the medicinal product prescribed to you. If you think may be allergic, ask your doctor.
Allergy symptoms may include:
- Asthma attacks with shortness of breath, audible wheezing or rapid breathing.
- More or less sudden swelling of face, lips, tongue or elsewhere in the body. It is especially critical if it affects the vocal cords.
- Hives, itching, rash
- Anaphylactic shock (loss of consciousness, paleness, sweating, etc.).
Take special care with pregabalin
Some patients treated with pregabalin have reported symptoms suggesting an allergic reaction. These symptoms include swelling of the face, lips, tongue and throat, as well as diffuse skin rashes. If you experience any of these symptoms should seek immediate medical assistance.
Pregabalin has been associated with dizziness and somnolence, which could increase the occurrence of accidental injury (falls) in elderly patients. Therefore, you should exercise caution until be familiar with the effects that can cause the drug.
Pregabalin may be associated with blurred vision and other vision changes. If you experience any change in vision, you should inform your doctor immediately.
Diabetic patients who gain weight while are taking pregabalin may need a change in their diabetes medicines.
Certain side effects, such as drowsiness, may be more frequent because patients with spinal cord injury may be taking other medications to treat their symptoms, for example, pain or spasticity (muscular stiffness), with similar side effects to those of pregabalin, increasing severity when taken together.
There have been reports of congestive heart failure in some patients treated with this drug. Most of them were elderly with cardiovascular conditions. Before starting treatment with this medicine, should tell your doctor if you have a history of heart disease.
Remember that your doctor has prescribed this medicine only for you. Never give it to someone else.
If in doubt, consult your doctor.
Taking other medicines
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including herbal products or drugs obtained without a prescription.
Especially, tell your doctor:
- Before using a new medication with pregabalin you should tell your doctor.
- Pregabalin and certain medications can influence each other (interaction). When used with certain drugs, Pregabalin and certain medications can influence each other (interaction). When used with certain drugs, can increase adverse reactions of both medicines, including respiratory failure and coma..
- The degree of dizziness, sleepiness and decreased concentration may be increased if pregabalin is taken with other medicines containing:
- Oxycodone, used as analgesic.
- Lorazepam, to treat anxiety.
- Alcohol
Pregabalin can be taken with oral contraceptives.
Use with food and beverages
Pregabalin can be taken with or without food. It is advisable not to drink alcohol during treatment with pregabalin.
Consult your doctor or pharmacist before taking any medicine.
Special physiological situations
Pregnancy and lactation
Always consult your doctor or pharmacist before taking any medicine during pregnancy or lactation.
Pregabalin should not be taken during pregnancy, unless your doctor has told you. Women of childbearing age must use an effective contraception method.
See your doctor immediately if you become pregnant, you think you might be pregnant or planning to become pregnant while are taking pregabalin.
It is not recommended to breastfeed while taking pregabalin. It is not known whether this drug is excreted in breast milk.
Use in children
It is not established safety and efficacy of pregabalin in children and adolescents (under 18). Therefore, pregabalin should not be used in this age group.
Driving and using machines
Pregabalin can cause dizziness, drowsiness and impaired concentration. You should not drive, operate heavy machinery or engage in other potentially dangerous activities until you know whether this medication affects your ability to perform these activities.
Consult your doctor or pharmacist before taking any medicine.
Like all medicines, pregabalin can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
The frequency of side effects is classified into:
Very common: affect 1 out of 1-10 patients
Common: affect 1 out of 10-100 patients
Uncommon: affect 1 out of 100-1.000 patients
Rare: affect 1 out of 1.000-10.000 patients
Very Rare: affect less than 1 in 10,000 patients
Incidence not known: Can not be established the true incidence from the available data
Very common side effects (affect more than 1 in 10 patients):
- Dizziness, tiredness
Common side effects (affect 1 in 10-100 patients):
- Increased appetite
- Euphoria, confusion, changes in sexual appetite, irritability
- Disturbance in attention, clumsiness, memory impairment, tremors, slurred speech, tingling
- Blurred vision, double vision
- Vertigo
- Dry mouth, constipation, vomiting, flatulence
- Difficulty in erection (erectile dysfunction)
- Swelling of the extremities, feeling drunk, abnormal gait
- Weight gain
Uncommon side effects (affect 1 in 100-1000 patients):
- Loss of appetite
- Change in self-perception, restlessness, depression, agitation, mood changes, insomnia aggravation, difficulty finding words, hallucinations, abnormal dreams, panic attacks, apathy
- Difficulty thinking, numbness, unusual eye movement, jerky movements, reduced reflexes, hyperactivity, dizziness on standing, sensitive skin, loss of taste, burning sensation, tremor to move, decreased consciousness, fainting
- Dry eyes, swollen eyes, sore eyes, tired eyes, or runny eyes
- Increased heart rate
- Flushing, hot flushes
- Difficulty breathing, nasal dryness
- Swollen abdomen, increased saliva production, heartburn, numbness around the mouth
- Sweating, rash
- Muscle spasms, joint swelling, muscle cramps, muscle pain, joint pain, back pain, pain in limb, muscle stiffness
- Difficult or painful urination, inability to hold urine,
- Weakness, fall, thirst, chest tightness
Rare side effects (affect 1 in 1.000-10.000 patients):
- Decreased blood pressure, coldness in hands and feet, increased blood pressure
- Cough, nasal congestion
- Muscle damage
- Chest pain, cessation of menstruation
- High blood sugar level
- Increased sensitivity to noise
- Heart rhythm disturbances
- Kidney failure, reduced urine output
Have been reported other adverse effects during the post-marketing phase of the drug, including:
- Heart failure,
- Unconsciousness,
- Hypersensitivity and allergic reactions (which may include swollen face, swollen tongue (angioedema), difficulty
breathing (asthma, bronchospasm), itching,
- Eye inflammation (keratitis),
- Severe skin reaction characterized by rash, blisters (Stevens-Johnson syndrome), peeling skin and pain,
- mental impairment,
- Urinary retention,
- Diarrhea, headache and nausea.
If you experience swollen face or tongue or if your skin becomes red with blistering or peeling, should seek immediate medical assistance.
Certain side effects, such as drowsiness, may be more frequent because patients with spinal cord injury may be taking other medications to treat, for example, pain or spasticity (muscular stiffness), with similar adverse effects to pregabalin so that the intensity of these effects may be increased when taken together.
This list not includes all adverse reactions associated with the use of pregabalin, both well established as those that are under consideration or confirmation. In case you feel unwell, should immediately consult with the doctor who prescribed this medicine.
If you notice any side effects not listed in this website or in the leaflet accompanying the package, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
If any of the side effects gets serious, tell your doctor or pharmacist.
This page contains list of brands of authorized pharmaceutical specialties of the active principle pregabalin in the countries listed below:
[ Australia] [ Brazil] [ Canada] [ France] [ Germany] [ India] [ Italy] [ Japan] [ Korea] [ Mexico] [ Puerto Rico] [ Spain] [ Turkey] [ United Kingdom] [ U.S.A]
Given the nature of the pharmaceutical market, some specialties may be unavailable, have been removed from pharmaceutical market or have changed its name. So that, in no case can take decisions based on the information contained in the page. MEDIZZINE is not responsible for any damage arising from the information provided, which may be incomplete or outdated.
Warning:
With exceptions expressly indicated, these lists do not include active principle associations with other drugs or clinical use containers.
Australia: ▲
APO-PREGABALIN 25, 50, 75, 100, 150. 200, 225 & 300 mg, capsules
APOTEX-PREGABALIN 25, 50, 75, 100, 150. 200, 225 & 300 mg, capsules
CHEMMART PREGABALIN 25, 50, 75, 100, 150. 200, 225 & 300 mg, capsules
GABRICA 25, 50, 75, 100, 150. 200, 225 & 300 mg, capsules
GENRX PREGABALIN 25, 50, 75, 100, 150. 200, 225 & 300 mg, capsules
LYRICA 25, 50, 75, 100, 150. 200, 225 & 300 mg, capsules
LYRIGALIN 25, 50, 75, 100, 150. 200, 225 & 300 mg, capsules
NEURICA 25, 50, 75, 100, 150. 200, 225 & 300 mg, capsules
PREBALIN 25, 50, 75, 100, 150. 200, 225 & 300 mg, capsules
PREGABALIN AN 25, 50, 75, 100, 150. 200, 225 & 300 mg, capsules
PREGABALIN GH 20 mg/ml, oral solution
PREGABALIN GH 25, 50, 75, 100, 150. 200, 225 & 300 mg, capsules
PREGABALIN GPPL 25, 50, 75, 100, 150. 200, 225 & 300 mg, capsules
PREGABALIN GXP 25, 50, 75, 100, 150. 200, 225 & 300 mg, capsules
PREGABALIN LAPL 20 mg/ml, oral solution
PREGABALIN LAPL 25, 50, 75, 100, 150. 200, 225 & 300 mg, capsules
PREGABALIN LUPIN 20 mg/ml, oral solution
PREGABALIN LUPIN 25, 50, 75, 100, 150. 200, 225 & 300 mg, capsules
PREGABALIN-CH 25, 50, 75, 100, 150. 200, 225 & 300 mg, capsules
PREGABICA 25, 50, 75, 100, 150. 200, 225 & 300 mg, capsules
TERRY WHITE CHEMISTS PREGABALIN 25, 50, 75, 100, 150. 200, 225 & 300 mg, capsules
Brazil: ▲
LYRICA 75 mg, 14 & 28 capsules
LYRICA 150 mg, 14 & 28 capsules
PREGABALINA ZODIAC 75 mg, 14 & 28 capsules
PREGABALINA ZODIAC 150 mg, 14 & 28 capsules
Canada: ▲
LYRICA 25 mg, 60 capsules
LYRICA 50 mg, 60 capsules
LYRICA 75 mg, 60 capsules
LYRICA 150 mg, 60 capsules
LYRICA 225 mg, 60 capsules
LYRICA 300 mg, 60 capsules
France: ▲
LYRICA 20 mg/ml, oral solution
LYRICA 25, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200 & 300 mg, capsules
Germany: ▲
LYRICA 20 mg/ml, oral solution
LYRICA 25, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200, 225 & 300 mg, capsules
PREGABADOR 25, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200, 225 & 300 mg, capsules
PREGABAHEXAL 25, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200, 225 & 300 mg, capsules
PREGABALIN-1 A PHARMA 25, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200, 225 & 300 mg, capsules
PREGABALIN AL 25, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200, 225 & 300 mg, capsules
PREGABALIN BETA 25, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200, 225 & 300 mg, capsules
PREGABALIN GLENMARK 25, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200, 225 & 300 mg, capsules
PREGABALIN HENNIG 25, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200, 225 & 300 mg, capsules
PREGABALIN-RATIOPHARM 25, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200, 225 & 300 mg, capsules
India: ▲
CUPREGA 75 mg, slow release tablets
FIBAGIN 75 mg, tablets
FIBAGIN 150 mg, tablets
GABAFIT 75 mg, capsules
GABAFIT 150 mg, capsules
GABANEXT 75 mg, capsules
GABANEXT 150 mg, capsules
GALINERVE 75 mg, capsules
GALINERVE 150 mg, capsules
JUBLIN 75 mg, capsules
JUBLIN 150 mg, capsules
LYRICA 75 mg, capsules
LYRICA 150 mg, capsules
MAXGALIN 50 mg, capsules
MAXGALIN 75 mg, capsules
MAXGALIN 150 mg, capsules
MAXGALIN-ER 75 mg, extended release tablets
MAXGALIN-ER 100 mg, extended release tablets
MAXGALIN-ER 150 mg, extended release tablets
MAXGALIN-ER 300 mg, extended release tablets
MYGALIN 75 mg, capsules
NEUBAGA 75 mg, capsules
NEUBAGA 150 mg, capsules
NEUGALIN 75 mg, capsules
NEUGALIN 150 mg, capsules
NEUGALIN 300 mg, capsules
NOVA 75 mg, capsules
NURAMED 75 mg, capsules
NURAMED 150 mg, capsules
PEG-SR 75 mg, solw release tablets
PEVESCA 75 mg, capsules
PEVESCA 150 mg, capsules
PREBAXE 75 mg, capsules
PREBAXE 150 mg, capsules
PREG 75 mg, capsules
PREGAB 75 mg, capsules
PREGAB 150 mg, capsules
PREGABA 50 mg, capsules
PREGABA 75 mg, capsules
PREGABA 150 mg, capsules
PREGABAL 75 mg, tablets
PREGABID 80 mg, capsules
PREGABID 75 mg, capsules
PREGABID-OD 100 mg, orodispersible tablets
PREGABID-OD 150 mg, orodispersible tablets
PREGABIN 75 mg, capsules
PREGABIN 150 mg, capsules
PREGACENT 75 mg, capsules
PREGACENT 150 mg, capsules
PREGACON 75 mg, capsules
PREGACON 150 mg, capsules
PREGALIN CAPS 75 mg, capsules
PREGALIN CAPS 100 mg, capsules
PREGALIN CAPS 150 mg, capsules
PREGANERVE 75 mg, capsules
PREGANERVE 100 mg, capsules
PREGANERVE 150 mg, capsules
PREGASTAR 75 mg, capsules
PREGASTAR 150 mg, capsules
PREGEB 75 mg, capsules
PREGEB 100 mg, capsules
PREGEB 150 mg, capsules
PREGEB-OD 150 mg, orodispersible tablets
PREGEB-OD 75 mg, orodispersible tablets
PREJUNATE 75 mg, capsules
PREJUNATE 150 mg, capsules
PRENEU 75 mg, tablets
PRENEUROLIN 75 mg, capsules
PRENEUROLIN 150 mg, capsules
PROAGE 75 mg, capsules
PROGAB 75 mg, tablets
PROGAB 150 mg, tablets
SANEURON 75 mg, capsules
ZYLIN 75 mg, capsules
ZYLIN 150 mg, capsules
Italy: ▲
LYRICA 20 mg/ml, oral solution
LYRICA 25 mg, capsules
LYRICA 50 mg, capsules
LYRICA 75 mg, capsules
LYRICA 100 mg, capsules
LYRICA 150 mg, capsules
LYRICA 200 mg, capsules
LYRICA 225 mg, capsules
LYRICA 300 mg, capsules
Japan: ▲
LYRICA 25 mg, capsules
LYRICA 75 mg, capsules
LYRICA 150 mg, capsules
Korea: ▲
ANARICA 75 & 150 mg, capsules
DAEWON PREGABALIN 75 & 150 mg, capsules
DONGKWANG PREGABALIN 75 & 150 mg, capsules
FLINDA 75 & 150 mg, capsules
FREECA 75 & 150 mg, capsules
GABANEURO 75 & 150 mg, capsules
GABARICA 75 & 150 mg, capsules
GABARIN 150 mg, capsules
GABARIVA 75, 150 & 300 mg, capsules
HYUNDAI PREGABALIN 75 & 150 mg, capsules
K-BALIN 75 & 150 mg, capsules
LALACA 75 & 150 mg, capsules
LYGALIN 75 & 150 mg, capsules
LYRICA 75, 150 & 300 mg, capsules
NEUROCOVER-PG 75 & 150 mg, capsules
NEUROPAIN 75 & 150 mg, capsules
NEWRICA 75 & 150 mg, capsules
PRADY 75 & 150 mg, capsules
PRALIN 75 & 150 mg, capsules
PREBALIN 75 & 150 mg, capsules
PREGABA 75 & 150 mg, capsules
PREGAL 75, 150 & 300 mg, capsules
PREGALIN 75 & 150 mg, capsules
PREORIN 150 & 200 mg, capsules
PREPENTIN 75 & 150 mg, capsules
PRILEPTOL 75 & 150 mg, capsules
RIBALIN 75 & 150 mg, capsules
RIKALYN 75 & 150 mg, capsules
SIRICA 75 & 150 mg, capsules
YANG PREGABALIN 75 & 150 mg, capsules
Mexico: ▲
LYRICA 75 mg, 14 & 28 capsules
LYRICA 150 mg, 14 & 28 capsules
LYRICA 300 mg, 14 & 28 capsules
Spain: ▲
LYRICA 25 mg, 56 & 100 capsules
LYRICA 75 mg, 56 & 100 capsules
LYRICA 150 mg, 56 & 100 capsules
LYRICA 300 mg, 56 & 100 capsules
Turkey: ▲
ALOND 25, 75, 150 & 300 mg, capsules
ALYSE 25, 75, 150 & 300 mg, capsules
GABADAY SR 50, 75 & 150 mg, slow release tablets
GEBBRA 25, 75, 150 & 300 mg, tablets
GERICA 75 & 150 mg, capsules
LIR 25, 75 & 150 mg, capsules
LYPRE 25, 50, 75, 100, 150 & 300 mg, capsules
LYRICA 25, 75, 150, 225 & 300 mg, capsules
NEOGABA 25, 75, 150 & 300 mg, capsules
NEURICA 25, 75, 150 & 300 mg, capsules
NORAFIT 25, 75, 100, 150, 200, 225 & 300 mg, effervescent tablets
PADEN 75, 150 & 300 mg, capsules
PAGADIN 25, 75, 150 & 300 mg, capsules
PAGAMAX 25, 75, 150 & 300 mg, capsules
PERGE 25, 75, 150 & 300 mg, capsules
PIGUS 25, 75, 150 & 300 mg, capsules
PIREPSIL 25, 50, 75, 150 & 300 mg, capsules
PRELICA 25, 75, 150 & 300 mg, capsules
REGAPEN 25, 75, 150 & 300 mg, capsules
SNAPLINE 25, 75, 150 & 300 mg, capsules
SPESICOR 25, 75, 150 & 300 mg, capsules
SYMRA 25, 75, 150 & 300 mg, capsules
ZENIXA 25, 75, 150 & 300 mg, capsules
United Kingdom: ▲
LYRICA 20 mg/ml, oral solution
LYRICA 25 mg, capsules
LYRICA 50 mg, capsules
LYRICA 75 mg, capsules
LYRICA 100 mg, capsules
LYRICA 150 mg, capsules
LYRICA 200 mg, capsules
LYRICA 225 mg, capsules
LYRICA 300 mg, capsules
U.S.A. and Puerto Rico: ▲
LYRICA 25 mg, 15, 30, 60 & 90 capsules
LYRICA 50 mg, 15-120 capsules
LYRICA 75 mg, 30-120 capsules
LYRICA 100 mg, 30-100 capsules
LYRICA 150 mg, 30-120 capsules
LYRICA 200 mg, 60-270 capsules
LYRICA 225 mg, 90 capsules
LYRICA 300 mg, 60 & 90 capsules
LYRICA 20 mg/ml, 16 oz. solución oral
PREGABALIN SOUTHEAST MEDICAL SOLUTIONS 75 mg, 30, 60 & 90 capsules
Page updated: December 21, 2010.