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pregabalin

pregabalin

1 7.3
A medicine that treats nerve pain, anxiety, and some seizures
  • noun
  • /prɪˈɡæbəlɪn/
  • Specialized
: pregabalina
  • The doctor prescribed pregabalin to help manage her chronic nerve pain.
  • pregabalin and gabapentin

Examples

  • A 21-year-old male patient is taking pregabalin for his back pain with no history of drug abuse.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Three studies measured the prevalence of pregabalin use at higher than recommended dosages.

    Academic text (2018)

  • A case report: A young female using pregabalin for anxiety, no history of substance abuse.

    Academic text (2018)

  • A case report: A 35-year-old woman with an opioid history was prescribed pregabalin for pain control.

    Academic text (2018)

  • After starting pregabalin, he noticed a significant reduction in his anxiety symptoms.

  • The patient was advised to take pregabalin to prevent seizures during treatment.

Synonyms

gabapentin
vspregabalin
  • Specialized
2 7.5

A medicine that treats some seizures and nerve pain

also treats anxiety disorders in addition to those conditions
anticonvulsant drug
vspregabalin
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A medicine that prevents or reduces seizures in people with epilepsy

covers a wider range including nerve pain and anxiety disorders

Surface Forms

pregabalin singular
pregabalins plural

Etymology

Pregabalin was created as a name to show it is related to the older medicine gabapentin and to the brain chemical GABA, which means 'a substance that calms nerve signals'. So, the name reminds us that pregabalin is a medicine for nerve pain, anxiety, and some seizures.