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(Message started by: toolong on Oct 23^rd, 2004, 10:25am)

Title: PREGABALIN/LYRICA
Post by toolong on Oct 23^rd, 2004, 10:25am

CAN ANYONE HELP? I SAW A MENTION IN A PREVIOUS POST ABOUT A MED BY THE NAME OF PREGABALIN OR LYRICA.I CAN'T FIND THE POST,AND NEEDED SOME MORE INFORMATION TO RELAY TO DOCTOR.THANKS. [smiley=bomb.gif]DAVID

Title: Re: PREGABALIN/LYRICA
Post by Bob_Johnson on Oct 23^rd, 2004, 12:29pm

Lyrica (or loracarbef) is for respiratory infections.
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Found 120 hits on PubMed. Appears a new drug to treat anxiety, in addition to conditions listed here. No reference to headache from my quick scan of titles.

: Curr Opin Investig Drugs. 2004 Jan;5(1):82-9.

Pregabalin (Pfizer).

[No authors listed]

Axovan Ltd., Innovation Center, Gewerbestrasse 16, CH-4123 Allschwil, Switzerland. richard.huckle@axovan.com

Pregabalin is a gamma-aminobutyric acid analog that is under development by Pfizer for the potential treatment of central nervous system disorders, including epilepsy, neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia and generalized anxiety disorder. By April 2003, Pfizer had filed for approval of pregabalin in Europe for neuropathic pain and as an adjunctive therapy for epilepsy, and in October 2003 an NDA was filed for these indications and generalized anxiety disorder. At this time, phase III trials in fibromyalgia were ongoing.

Publication Types:
Review
Review, Tutorial

PMID: 14983979 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Title: Re: PREGABALIN/LYRICA
Post by Lizzie2 on Oct 24^th, 2004, 6:16pm

It was my post that discussed Lyrica briefly when talking about meds that sound like musical names. ;) Lyrica (Pregabalin) is a new med in the antiseizure category that may not have even actually come out yet. It is supposed to be a precursor to neurontin (gabapentin) with hopefully more effectiveness and fewer side effects. My neuro said that the anti-seizure meds have about a 50/50 shot of being effective on headaches, so we'll see what happens when it comes out! I should have an appointment soon, so I'll ask him what is the latest on it.

Best of luck!

Lizzie :)

Title: Re: PREGABALIN/LYRICA
Post by toolong on Oct 25^th, 2004, 8:05pm

Thanks to all that responded to my question. :)David