Zyprexa vs. Pregabalin: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Zyprexa and Pregabalin. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 460,595 people who take Zyprexa and Pregabalin, and is updated regularly.
What is Zyprexa?
Zyprexa has active ingredients of olanzapine. It is often used in bipolar disorder. eHealthMe is studying from 64,724 Zyprexa users. Check the latest studies of Zyprexa.
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.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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460,595 people who take Zyprexa and Pregabalin are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Pregabalin (pregabalin)
- Zyprexa (olanzapine)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Zyprexa:
- not at all: 7.84 %
- somewhat: 24.35 %
- moderate: 32.18 %
- high: 22.57 %
- very high: 13.06 %
Pregabalin:
- not at all: 5.96 %
- somewhat: 25.8 %
- moderate: 33.74 %
- high: 24.91 %
- very high: 9.59 %
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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 .
- Gupta SK, Shwetank B, "Reversible bilateral sensori-neural hearing loss due to olanzapine in a male suffering from bipolar affective disorder", Indian journal of pharmacology, 2014 Jan .
- Og?odek E, Szota A, Araszkiewicz A, "Olanzapine-induced neuroleptic malignant syndrome after 10 years of treatment", Aust NZJ Psychiatry, 2013 Oct .
- 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 .
- Gupta SK, Shwetank B, "Reversible bilateral sensori-neural hearing loss due to olanzapine in a male suffering from bipolar affective disorder", Indian journal of pharmacology, 2014 Jan .
- Og?odek E, Szota A, Araszkiewicz A, "Olanzapine-induced neuroleptic malignant syndrome after 10 years of treatment", Aust NZJ Psychiatry, 2013 Oct .
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Zyprexa (63,421 reports)
- Pregabalin (73,061 reports)
Browse all side effects of Zyprexa:
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 olanzapine and pregabalin (the active ingredients of Zyprexa 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?
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