Pregabalin and Visual field defect - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Visual field defect is reported as a side effect among people who take Pregabalin (pregabalin), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Alprazolam, and have Depression.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Visual field defect when taking Pregabalin. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 73,056 people who have side effects when taking Pregabalin from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Pregabalin?

Pregabalin has active ingredients of pregabalin. It is often used in fibromyalgia. eHealthMe is studying from 74,071 Pregabalin users. Check the latest studies of Pregabalin.

What is Visual field defect?

Visual field defect is found to be associated with 766 drugs and 1,038 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Visual field defect.

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On Sep, 02, 2026

73,056 people reported to have side effects when taking Pregabalin.
Among them, 42 people (0.06%) have Visual field defect.

Could Pregabalin cause Visual field defect?

Among these 42 people:

How long have people been on Pregabalin when they have Visual field defect? *

What is the gender of people who have Visual field defect when taking Pregabalin? *

female: 80 %
male: 20 %

What is the age of people who have Visual field defect when taking Pregabalin? *

What are other drugs people take besides Pregabalin? *

What are other side effects people have besides Visual field defect? *

Headache (pain in head): 18 people, 42.86%
Visual Impairment: 17 people, 40.48%
Eye Pain: 16 people, 38.10%
Drug Ineffective: 14 people, 33.33%
Hallucination, Visual (seeing things that aren't there): 12 people, 28.57%
Excessive Eye Blinking (excessive blinking is dry eyes): 11 people, 26.19%
Eye Irritation: 11 people, 26.19%
Hyperhidrosis (abnormally increased sweating): 11 people, 26.19%
Visual Acuity Reduced (reduced clearness of vision): 10 people, 23.81%
Vitreous Floaters (spots before the eyes): 9 people, 21.43%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Depression: 15 people, 35.71%
Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints): 11 people, 26.19%
Heart Palpitations (feelings or sensations that your heart is pounding or racing): 10 people, 23.81%
Eye Pain: 8 people, 19.05%
Inflammation: 8 people, 19.05%
Arthritis Infective (purulent invasion of a joint by an infectious agent which produces arthritis): 8 people, 19.05%
Epilepsy (common and diverse set of chronic neurological disorders characterized by seizures): 5 people, 11.90%
High Blood Pressure: 5 people, 11.90%
Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 5 people, 11.90%
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 4 people, 9.52%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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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 .
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 .

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on pregabalin (the active ingredients of Pregabalin) and Pregabalin (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.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML 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 800+ peer-reviewed 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).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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