Pregabalin: its pharmacology and use in pain management

NM Gajraj - Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Pregabalin is a new synthetic molecule and a structural derivative of the inhibitory
neurotransmitter γ-aminobutyric acid. It is an α 2-δ (α 2-δ) ligand that has analgesic …

Pregabalin: a new neuromodulator with broad therapeutic indications

BF Shneker, JW McAuley - Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
OBJECTIVE To review pregabalin's pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, efficacy, and adverse
effects in the treatment of neuropathic pain, epilepsy, and anxiety. DATA SOURCES A …

Pregabalin: from molecule to medicine

R Kavoussi - European Neuropsychopharmacology, 2006 - Elsevier
Pregabalin, a compound with a novel mechanism of action (MOA), has demonstrated
efficacy as an adjunctive treatment for epilepsy and in several neuropathic pain models …

Pregabalin: a novel γ-aminobutyric acid analogue in the treatment of neuropathic pain, partial-onset seizures, and anxiety disorders

DM Tassone, E Boyce, J Guyer, D Nuzum - Clinical therapeutics, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND:: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved pregabalin in
December 2004 for the treatment of neuropathic pain associated with diabetic peripheral …

Pregabalin: a new anxiolytic

BA Lauria-Horner, RB Pohl - Expert opinion on investigational …, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
Pregabalin (S-[+]-3-isobutylgaba) was designed as a lipophilic GABA (γ-aminobutyric acid)
analogue substituted at the 3′-position in order to facilitate diffusion across the blood–brain …

Pregabalin: latest safety evidence and clinical implications for the management of neuropathic pain

C Toth - Therapeutic advances in drug safety, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Used mainly for the management of neuropathic pain, pregabalin is a gabapentinoid or
anticonvulsant that was initially developed as an antiepileptic agent. After more than a …

Pregabalin in neuropathic pain: evidences and possible mechanisms

V Verma, N Singh, A Singh Jaggi - Current neuropharmacology, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Pregabalin is an antagonist of voltage gated Ca2+ channels and specifically binds to alpha-
2-delta subunit to produce antiepileptic and analgesic actions. It successfully alleviates the …

Pregabalin in neuropathic pain: a more “pharmaceutically elegant” gabapentin?

DRP Guay - The American journal of geriatric pharmacotherapy, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE:: This article reviews the available information on pregabalin, a new
anticonvulsant for peripheral neuropathic pain. Pregabalin was provisionally approved by …

Pregabalin: a new agent for the treatment of neuropathic pain.

G Zareba - Drugs of today (Barcelona, Spain: 1998), 2005 - europepmc.org
Pregabalin (Lyrica, Pfizer) is a GABA analog with similar structure and actions to
gabapentin. It has antiepileptic, analgesic and anxiolytic activity. Pregabalin is indicated for …

Pregabalin (Pfizer).

I Selak - Current opinion in investigational drugs (London …, 2001 - europepmc.org
Pfizer is developing pregabalin, a follow-up compound to its GABA agonist gabapentin, for
the potential treatment of several central nervous system (CNS) disorders including …