Journal article
Pregabalin and heart failure: A population‐based study
Abstract
PURPOSE: The anticonvulsant pregabalin is increasingly prescribed for pain, seizures, and psychiatric disorders. Although evidence suggests pregabalin can cause edema and heart failure, its cardiac safety profile in clinical practice is unknown. We sought to examine the risk of heart failure among older patients receiving pregabalin compared to those receiving gabapentin.
METHODS: We conducted a population-based cohort study of Ontarians aged …
Authors
Ho JM; Macdonald EM; Luo J; Gomes T; Antoniou T; Mamdani MM; Juurlink DN
Journal
Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Vol. 26, No. 9, pp. 1087–1092
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
September 2017
DOI
10.1002/pds.4239
ISSN
1053-8569