Overview

Pregabalin was initially FDA-approved in 2004 as an anticonvulsant and antiepileptic medication. It functions by reducing the speed of seizure-inducing brain impulses. Pregabalin also has an impact on brain chemicals that transmit pain signals to the neurological system. Pregabalin is used to treat fibromyalgia pain, nerve pain from diabetes (diabetic neuropathy), herpes zoster (post-herpetic neuralgia), and pain from spinal cord injury. Along with other drugs, pregabalin is also used to treat partial-onset seizures in adults and kids who are at least one month old.