Eszopiclone vs. Pregabalin: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Eszopiclone and Pregabalin. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 406,201 people who take Eszopiclone and Pregabalin, and is updated regularly.
What is Eszopiclone?
Eszopiclone has active ingredients of eszopiclone. It is often used in insomnia. eHealthMe is studying from 4,258 Eszopiclone users. Check the latest studies of Eszopiclone.
What is Pregabalin?
Pregabalin has active ingredients of pregabalin. It is often used in fibromyalgia. eHealthMe is studying from 74,070 Pregabalin users. Check the latest studies of Pregabalin.
406,201 people who take Eszopiclone and Pregabalin are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Eszopiclone (eszopiclone)
- Pregabalin (pregabalin)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Eszopiclone:
- not at all: 3.86 %
- somewhat: 17.3 %
- moderate: 34.4 %
- high: 32.6 %
- very high: 11.84 %
Pregabalin:
- not at all: 5.99 %
- somewhat: 25.8 %
- moderate: 33.66 %
- high: 25.02 %
- very high: 9.54 %
Want to compare Eszopiclone with Pregabalin?
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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.
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 .
- Lai SW, Lai HC, Lin CL, Liao KF, "Zopiclone use associated with increased risk of acute pancreatitis: a case–control study in Taiwan", International journal of clinical practice, 2015 Nov .
- 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 .
- Lai SW, Lai HC, Lin CL, Liao KF, "Zopiclone use associated with increased risk of acute pancreatitis: a case–control study in Taiwan", International journal of clinical practice, 2015 Nov .
- Bonnet U, Taazimi B, Grabbe HD, "Pregabalin-Related Hypertriglyceridemia", Psychosomatics, 2014 Nov .
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Eszopiclone (4,166 reports)
- Pregabalin (73,061 reports)
Browse all side effects of Eszopiclone:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all side effects of Pregabalin:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on eszopiclone and pregabalin (the active ingredients of Eszopiclone and Pregabalin, respectively). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs or brand names) are also considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
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).
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