Doubts over pregabalin for teen fibromyalgia
19th August 2016
Pregabalin doesn’t seem to ease pain in teenagers with fibromyalgia, according to a new study.
The placebo-controlled trial of over 100 patients showed no significant improvement of pain ratings at 15 weeks with pregabalin (Lyrica), despite escalation of up to 450mg/day in some cases.
Although it failed the study’s primary endpoint, pregabalin did show benefits in some of the secondary endpoints,