Lyrica and Pain - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Pain is found among people who take Lyrica, especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Lyrica and have Pain. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 243,378 people who have side effects when taking Lyrica from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.

Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.

On Aug, 25, 2023

243,378 people reported to have side effects when taking Lyrica.
Among them, 30,908 people (12.7%) have Pain.

What is Lyrica?

Lyrica has active ingredients of pregabalin. It is often used in fibromyalgia. eHealthMe is studying from 249,087 Lyrica users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.

What is Pain?

Pain is found to be associated with 5,310 drugs and 5,705 conditions by eHealthMe.

Number of Lyrica and Pain reports submitted per year:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Lyrica and have Pain?

Check whether Pain is associated with a drug or a condition

How to use the study?

You can discuss the study with your doctor, to ensure that all drug risks and benefits are fully discussed and understood.

Related publications that referenced our studies

de Landaluce, L. O., Carbonell, P., Asensio, C., Escoda, N., López, P., & Laporte, J. R. , "Gabapentin and Pregabalin and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in the Elderly: A Population-Based Cohort Study in an Electronic Prescription Database", Drug safety, 2018 Jan .
Bonnet U, Taazimi B, Grabbe HD, "Pregabalin-Related Hypertriglyceridemia", Psychosomatics, 2014 Nov .

Related studies

How severe was Pain and when was it recovered:

Pain in Lyrica

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of pregabalin:

Pain and drugs with ingredients of pregabalin (33,908 reports)

Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Lyrica:

Lyrica (249,087 reports)

Common Lyrica side effects:

Pain: 30,908 reports
Drug ineffective: 25,036 reports
Dizziness: 14,707 reports
Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness): 13,952 reports
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 13,177 reports
Weight increased: 12,245 reports

Browse all side effects of Lyrica:

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Pain treatments and more:

Pain (1,001,836 reports)

COVID vaccines that are related to Pain:

Common drugs associated with Pain:

All the drugs that are associated with Pain:

Pain (5,310 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Pain:

Rheumatoid arthritis: 74,666 reports
Multiple sclerosis: 29,170 reports
High blood pressure: 19,549 reports

All the conditions that are associated with Pain:

Pain (5,705 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on pregabalin (the active ingredients of Lyrica) and Lyrica (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 600+ medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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