Medically reviewed by Anita C. Chandrasekaran, MD Lyrica (pregabalin) is a drug used to treat the pain of fibromyalgia. In ...

Summary: Pregabalin is the first drug to receive approved ... neuropathy is 50 mg three times daily and may be increased to 300 mg daily within one week based on efficacy and tolerability.

A statistically significant pain reduction and the 50% pain relief required to calculate the NNT was only achieved by patients receiving either pregabalin 300 or 600 mg/day. These patients also ...