Pregabalin prescriptions in the United Kingdom: a drug utilisation study of The Health Improvement Network (THIN) primary care database.

K AsomaningS AbramskyQ LiuX ZhouRachel E SobelS Watt

Published in: International journal of clinical practice (2016)

Data from this DUS indicated that the majority of pregabalin prescribing in the UK was consistent with product labelling. The proportion of patients with prescribed ADD > 600 mg/day was small and with a similar proportion with a history of substance abuse as in the full population.

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