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Precautions to be Exercised While Taking Pregabalin-1

Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Pregabalin as follows: Sudden discontinuation of Pregabalin intake, after prolonged use, can result in onset of severe withdrawal symptoms, such as, deterioration of symptoms of mood disorders, exacerbation of nerve pain, and relapse of the seizure activity. Discontinuing the medication should be gradual and only on your physician’s recommendation. Pregabalin, on prolonged use, carries the risk of muscle damage, muscle breakdown, and consequent muscle pain. [...]

Contraindications for Pregabalin Use-3

Patient/caregiver was educated on contraindications for using Pregabalin as follows: Pregabalin hardly undergoes any metabolism in the body and is excreted almost unchanged in urine for the most part. Individuals with compromised renal function cannot excrete the medication normally, which allows the medication to stay in blood circulation for longer time, resulting in toxicity and consequent side-effects. So, Pregabalin must be used with extreme caution in individuals with compromised renal function, starting at a low [...]

Contraindications for Pregabalin Use-2

Patient/caregiver was educated on contraindications for using Pregabalin as follows: Pregabalin carries significant risk of lowering the platelet count and result in episodes of easy and unexplained bleeding. Pregabalin must be avoided or used with extreme caution in individuals with history of thrombocytopenia, as Pregabalin carries the risk of aggravating the symptoms of this blood disorder. Individuals with thrombocytopenia can present with easy bruising and small purple patches on the skin due to reduced clotting [...]

Contraindications for Pregabalin Use-1

Patient/caregiver was educated on contraindications for using Pregabalin as follows: Do not take Pregabalin, if you ever manifested any allergic response to intake of Pregabalin. Discuss your history of allergic response to this medication with your physician, without fail. In the event of any current manifestations of any allergic response with this medication, report it to your physician or other health care personnel immediately, to check regarding your safety with continuing on intake of this [...]

Side Effects of Pregabalin-5

Patient/caregiver was educated on the side-effects of using Pregabalin as follows: Genitourinary side-effects Pregabalin, on prolonged use, carries the risk of muscle damage, muscle breakdown, and consequent muscle pain. Muscle proteins, released from breakdown of muscle, circulate in the blood stream and enter the kidneys to be eliminated in the urine. These proteins are considerably big in size, cannot be filtered in the urine, and so, get clogged up in the glomeruli (filtering units) of [...]