a drug used to treat nerve pain caused by diabetes or herpes zoster infection and certain types of seizures. it is being studied in the prevention and treatment of nerve pain in the hands and feet of cancer patients given chemotherapy. pregabalin is a type of anticonvulsant. also called lyrica.
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pregabalin (uncountable)
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Pregabalin (INN) (pronounced /prɨˈɡæbəlɨn/) is an anticonvulsant drug used for neuropathic pain and as an adjunct therapy for partial seizures with or without secondary generalization in adults. It has also been found effective for generalized anxiety disorder and is (as of 2007) approved for this use in the European Union. It was designed as a more potent successor to gabapentin. Pregabalin is marketed by Pfizer under the trade name Lyrica. Pfizer described in a SEC filing that the drug could be used to treat epilepsy, post-herpetic neuralgia and diabetic peripheral neuropathy, fibromyalgia, et al. Sales reached record $3,063 million in 2010.