Lyrica (pregabalin) warning

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Its generic pharmaceutical name is Pregabalin. Although you may know it by one of its brand names: there’s Alzain, Axalid and Lyrica. It’s a drug that’s prescribed for three very different reasons. As an anticonvulsant used to treat people with epilepsy. It’s also used to alleviate pain. Mostly, however, it’s used to help with anxiety and depression. That’s quite an impressive CV for a single medication. But there’s a problem. In fact, there’s more than one. Firstly, it’s highly addictive. ... Another, even bigger problem, is death. Rising reports of fatalities are starting to seriously worry the British medical community. A recent Sunday Times investigation found that Pregabalin had the fastest-rising mortality rate of any drug currently prescribed in the UK. It’s now flagged up in a third of all drug-related fatalities .... A shocking 3,400 fatalities have been linked to Pregabalin in the past five years.

https://metro.co.uk/2024/03/03/pregabal ... -20388624/