Pregabalin (Lyrica - Pfizer), a structural analog of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) similar to gabapentin (Neurontin - Pfizer, and others), which recently became available generically, has been approved by the FDA for treatment of neuropathic pain associated with postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) and diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), and for adjunctive treatment of partial onset seizures in adults with epilepsy....
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Title: Pregabalin (Lyrica) for Neuropathic Pain and Epilepsy
Publication: The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
Issue #: 1217
Article Code: 1217b
Date: September 12, 2005
Volume: 47
Pages: 75-76