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A retrospective study on pregabalin toxic cases referred to poison control Center

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Last updated: 30 Jan 2023

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Clinical Toxicology

Abstract

Pregabalin is a psycho-active medicinal drug that exhibits analgesic, anticonvulsant, anxiolytic and antidepressant effects. In the United States, pregabalin is approved for the treatment of neuropathic pain associated with diabetic neuropathy, post herpetic neuralgia, epilepsy (partial onset seizures) and fibromyalgia. The aim of study was studying the relation between pregabalin toxicity and sociodemographic data (Age - sex- occupation), outcome, risk factors of pregabalin toxicity and relation between pregabalin abuse and abuse of other drugs. Our retrospective descriptive study was conducted on 70 patients referred to Ain-Shams university hospital due to acute toxicity with pregabalin and admitted to intermediate or intensive care unit (ICU). There was very high statistically significant relationship between mode of intoxication regarding to sex, occupation, and co-ingestion. There was no statistically significant relationship between dose group regarding to duration of stay, coma degree, CNS manifestations and Arterial blood gas ABG. There was statistically significant relationship between co-ingestion and non-co-ingestion regarding to admission, duration of stay, coma grade, CNS manifestation and ABG. The present study revealed that 23 cases were positive tramadol , 5 cases were positive cannabis , 2 cases were positive BZDs and 2 cases were positive opioid. All 70 cases were complete recovery, no complications and no cases died. Pregabalin is nearly safe when used in therapeutic dose and its toxicity appear when it was taken with another drugs of abuse.

DOI

10.21608/mjfmct.2021.89427.1038

Keywords

Pregabalin, Neuropathic pain, Intensive Care Unit, Intoxication

Authors

First Name

Mena

Last Name

Shenouda

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Affiliation

Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Sohag University, Sohag

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menafayez530@gmail.com

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Sohag

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First Name

Rania

Last Name

Radwan

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Forensic Medicine & Clinical Toxicology Faculty of Medicine -Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt.

Email

rania_ahmed@sohag.med.edu.eg

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Sohag

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First Name

Mona

Last Name

Moussa

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Affiliation

Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

dr.mona_2008@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

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First Name

Maha

Last Name

Hilal

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Affiliation

Department of Forensic Medicine & Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Egypt

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dr_mahahilal@yahoo.com

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Sohag

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Volume

30

Article Issue

1

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26584

Issue Date

2022-01-01

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2021-08-13

Publish Date

2022-01-01

Page Start

59

Page End

69

Print ISSN

1110-5437

Online ISSN

2682-3217

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966

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Publication Title

Mansoura Journal of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology

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https://mjfmct.journals.ekb.eg/

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22 Jan 2023