Pregabalin Sustain Release 75 Mg Tablets, For Clinical, Hospital, India, Packaging Type : Blister

Pregabalin is in a class of medications called anticonvulsants.

INDICATIONS:

Neuropathic pain

Epilepsy/Seizures

Fibromyalgia. (Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterised by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue, sleep, memory and mood issues.)

MECHANISM OF ACTION:

Pregabalin is an antiepileptic medication. When given for epilepsy, it is believed to work by reducing the abnormal electrical activity in the brain, thus preventing seizures. 

It is also used to treat nerve pain where it blocks pain by interfering with pain signals travelling through the damaged nerves and the brain.

For treatment of anxiety, it is believed to work by stopping the release of certain chemical messengers (neurotransmitters) that make patients feel anxious.