Pregabalin vs. Calcium: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Pregabalin and Calcium. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 506,654 people who take Pregabalin and Calcium, and is updated regularly.
What is Pregabalin?
Pregabalin has active ingredients of pregabalin. It is often used in fibromyalgia. eHealthMe is studying from 74,069 Pregabalin users. Check the latest studies of Pregabalin.
What is Calcium?
Calcium has active ingredients of calcium. It is often used in osteoporosis. eHealthMe is studying from 184,201 Calcium users. Check the latest studies of Calcium.
506,654 people who take Pregabalin and Calcium are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Calcium (calcium)
- 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:
Pregabalin:
- not at all: 5.99 %
- somewhat: 25.84 %
- moderate: 33.74 %
- high: 24.84 %
- very high: 9.59 %
Calcium:
- not at all: 3.08 %
- somewhat: 21.36 %
- moderate: 38.35 %
- high: 26.54 %
- very high: 10.68 %
Want to compare Pregabalin with Calcium?
- Personalize this study to your gender and age (0-99+)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.
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 .
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Pregabalin (73,061 reports)
- Calcium (180,484 reports)
Browse 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 zBrowse all side effects of Calcium:
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 pregabalin and calcium (the active ingredients of Pregabalin and Calcium, 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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