Wellbutrin vs. Pregabalin: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Wellbutrin and Pregabalin. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 521,536 people who take Wellbutrin and Pregabalin, and is updated regularly.
What is Wellbutrin?
Wellbutrin has active ingredients of bupropion hydrochloride. It is often used in depression. eHealthMe is studying from 117,115 Wellbutrin users. Check the latest studies of Wellbutrin.
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.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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521,536 people who take Wellbutrin and Pregabalin are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Pregabalin (pregabalin)
- Wellbutrin (bupropion hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Wellbutrin:
- not at all: 3.17 %
- somewhat: 21.5 %
- moderate: 37.06 %
- high: 29.61 %
- very high: 8.66 %
Pregabalin:
- not at all: 5.95 %
- somewhat: 25.79 %
- moderate: 33.71 %
- high: 25.06 %
- very high: 9.49 %
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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 .
- 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:
- Wellbutrin (101,604 reports)
- Pregabalin (73,061 reports)
Browse all side effects of Wellbutrin:
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 bupropion hydrochloride and pregabalin (the active ingredients of Wellbutrin 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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