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[[File:Pregabalin Molecular Structure.png| | [[File:Pregabalin Molecular Structure.png|300px|thumb|right|Pregabalin Molecular Structure]] | ||
Pregabalin, marketed under the brand name [[Lyrica]] among others, is a medication used to treat epilepsy, neuropathic pain, [[fibromyalgia]], generalized anxiety disorder, [https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetic-neuropathy/symptoms-causes/syc-20371580 diabetic nerve pain], pain after [[shingles]], [[spinal cord]] injury nerve pain, and partial onset [[seizure]]s in adults (an add-on treatment) with [[epilepsy]]. It is very similar to [[gabapentin]], both chemically and pharmacologically. | Pregabalin, marketed under the brand name [[Lyrica]] among others, is a medication used to treat epilepsy, neuropathic pain, [[fibromyalgia]], generalized anxiety disorder, [https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetic-neuropathy/symptoms-causes/syc-20371580 diabetic nerve pain], pain after [[shingles]], [[spinal cord]] injury nerve pain, and partial onset [[seizure]]s in adults (an add-on treatment) with [[epilepsy]]. It is very similar to [[gabapentin]], both chemically and pharmacologically. | ||
Lyrica® is manufactured by the US pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, Inc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pfizer.com/products/product-detail/lyrica_and_lyrica_cr| title = LYRICA® and LYRICA®CR (pregabalin) and (pregabalin extended release tablets) {{!}} Pfizer: One of the world's premier biopharmaceutical companies|website=pfizer.com|language=en|access-date=2018-08-12}}</ref> | Lyrica® is manufactured by the US pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, Inc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pfizer.com/products/product-detail/lyrica_and_lyrica_cr| title = LYRICA® and LYRICA®CR (pregabalin) and (pregabalin extended release tablets) {{!}} Pfizer: One of the world's premier biopharmaceutical companies|website=pfizer.com|language=en|access-date=2018-08-12}}</ref> | ||
==Side Effects== | ==Side Effects== | ||
This information contains side effect information about pregabalin, Lyrica's active ingredient. Some of the dosage forms listed on this page may not apply to the brand name Lyrica. | This information contains side effect information about pregabalin, Lyrica's active ingredient. Some of the dosage forms listed on this page may not apply to the brand name Lyrica. | ||
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Check with your doctor and pharmacist before using any prescription or over-the-counter drug, supplement, or herbal remedy being administered to a child. Check with your doctor and pharmacist for children's side effects or drug interactions that may not be listed. | Check with your doctor and pharmacist before using any prescription or over-the-counter drug, supplement, or herbal remedy being administered to a child. Check with your doctor and pharmacist for children's side effects or drug interactions that may not be listed. | ||
=== More commonly reported | === More commonly reported ones are: === | ||
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