Pregabalin, 300 MG Capsule

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About this medication

PREGABALIN (pre GAB a lin) treats nerve pain. It may also be used to prevent and control seizures in people with epilepsy. It works by calming overactive nerves in your body.

How should you use this medication?

Take this medication by mouth with water. Take it as directed on the prescription label at the same time every day. You can take it with or without food. If it upsets your stomach, take it with food. Keep taking it unless your care team tells you to stop. A special MedGuide will be given to you by the pharmacist with each prescription and refill. Be sure to read this information carefully each time. Talk to your care team about the use of this medication in children. While it may be prescribed for children as young as 1 month for selected conditions, precautions do apply.

What are the possible side effects of this medicine?

Side effects that you should report to your care team as soon as possible:

Allergic reactions or angioedema–skin rash, itching or hives, swelling of the face, eyes, lips, tongue, arms, or legs, trouble swallowing or breathing
Change in vision
Muscle injury–unusual weakness or fatigue, muscle pain, dark yellow or brown urine, decrease in amount of urine
Thoughts of suicide or self-harm, worsening mood, feelings of depression
Trouble breathing
Unusual bruising or bleeding
Unusual changes in mood or behavior in children after use such as trouble concentrating, hostility, or restlessness Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report these to your care team if they continue or are bothersome):
Blurry vision
Dizziness
Drowsiness
Dry mouth
Swelling of the ankles, hands, or feet
Weight gain

What may interact with this medicine?

Our pharmacists will check to see if this medication will cause any interactions with the information in your profile.

This medication may interact with the following:

Alcohol
Antihistamines for allergy, cough, and cold
Certain medications for anxiety or sleep
Certain medications for blood pressure, heart disease
Certain medications for depression like amitriptyline, fluoxetine, sertraline
Certain medications for diabetes, like pioglitazone, rosiglitazone
Certain medications for seizures like phenobarbital, primidone
General anesthetics like halothane, isoflurane, methoxyflurane, propofol
Medications that relax muscles for surgery
Opioid medications for pain
Phenothiazines like chlorpromazine, mesoridazine, prochlorperazine, thioridazine

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