Pregaba Nt 50/10 Tablet

Composition of Pregaba Nt 50/10 Tablet

Pregaba Nt 50/10 Tablet contains Pregabalin + Nortriptyline. It belongs to the Gabapentinoid and Antidepressant class of medicines.

Uses of Pregaba Nt 50/10 Tablet

• This medicine is used in the treatment of nerve pain
• diabetic neuropathy
• pain after shingles
• fibromyalgia
• epilepsy
• depression
• anxiety
• obsessive compulsive disorder and migraine prevention.

Key benefits

• Works on nerve pain that ordinary painkillers do not touch
• Also used to control fits
• Effective for depression and anxiety disorders
• Also relieves nerve pain and prevents migraine
• Usually taken once a day

How Pregaba Nt 50/10 Tablet works

This medicine combines 2 active ingredients: Pregabalin and Nortriptyline. Pregabalin calms the over-active nerve signals that cause burning, shooting and tingling pain. Nortriptyline restores the balance of the chemical messengers in the brain that regulate mood, sleep and the way pain is felt.

How to take Pregaba Nt 50/10 Tablet

Swallow the tablet whole with a glass of water. Do not chew, crush or break it unless your doctor has told you to. Take it with or without food. Taking it at about the same time each day helps you remember. Follow the dose and the duration written on your prescription.

Take it exactly as your doctor prescribed. Do not change the dose or stop early on your own.

Missed dose and overdose

If you miss a dose

Take it as soon as you remember. If your next dose is almost due, skip the one you missed — never take two doses together to catch up.

If you take too much

An overdose of this medicine can cause deep drowsiness, confusion, unsteadiness and slowed breathing, especially with an opioid or alcohol. It can cause fits, dangerous heart rhythm disturbance and coma, and is particularly dangerous with the older tricyclic medicines. Do not wait for symptoms to appear — go to the nearest emergency department and take the pack or strip with you.

Side effects of Pregaba Nt 50/10 Tablet

Most side effects of Pregaba Nt 50/10 are mild and settle as the body adjusts. Reported side effects include:

• Drowsiness
• Dizziness
• Swelling of the ankles and feet
• Weight gain
• Blurred vision
• Unsteadiness
• Nausea
• Dry mouth
• Drowsiness or difficulty sleeping
• Headache
• Weight change
• Reduced sexual desire
• Constipation

Stop the medicine and seek help immediately for a rash, swelling of the face or lips, wheezing or difficulty breathing. Tell your doctor about any side effect that persists or worries you.

Safety advice for Pregaba Nt 50/10 Tablet

Warnings and precautions

This medicine causes drowsiness and unsteadiness, particularly when you start it or the dose goes up. Do not drive or operate machinery until you know how it affects you. Never stop it suddenly. Stopping abruptly can cause anxiety, sleeplessness, sweating and, in people taking it for epilepsy, fits. Your doctor will taper it. Tell your doctor about any change in mood or any thoughts of harming yourself. The dose is usually built up slowly from a low starting point — follow the schedule your doctor gave you rather than jumping to the full dose. Pregabalin comes under Schedule H1 from 16 November 2026 and will then need a prescription and a pharmacy register entry. These medicines take two to four weeks to begin working, and longer for the full effect. Stopping at two weeks because nothing has changed is the commonest mistake. Never stop suddenly. Abrupt withdrawal causes dizziness, electric-shock sensations, irritability and flu-like symptoms — your doctor will reduce the dose gradually. Tell your doctor or go to hospital immediately if thoughts of harming yourself appear or worsen, particularly in the first weeks or after a dose change, and especially in anyone under twenty-five. Seek urgent care for agitation with fever, shivering, a racing heart, muscle twitching or confusion, particularly if more than one medicine affecting serotonin is being taken. Side effects are usually worst in the first fortnight and then settle.

Do not take Pregaba Nt 50/10 if

Not for anyone with a known allergy to this medicine or to any ingredient in the pack. Must not be combined with a monoamine oxidase inhibitor, or started within the gap your doctor specifies after one.

Interactions with other medicines

Opioid painkillers, alcohol, sleeping tablets and antihistamines all add to the drowsiness, and the combination with opioids can dangerously slow breathing. Antacids reduce the absorption of gabapentin — separate them by a couple of hours. Tramadol, triptans for migraine, linezolid, St John's wort and other antidepressants can together raise serotonin dangerously. Anti-inflammatory painkillers and blood thinners increase the bleeding risk when combined with this group.

How to store Pregaba Nt 50/10 Tablet

Store below 30°C in the original pack, away from direct sunlight and moisture. Keep out of the reach of children.

Expert advice for Pregaba Nt 50/10 Tablet

Take the larger part of the dose at night if drowsiness is a problem. Rise slowly from sitting or lying, especially in the first weeks. Keep your review appointment so the dose can be adjusted to the lowest that controls your pain. Give it a fair trial of several weeks, and keep your review appointments. Take it at the same time each day — at night if it makes you drowsy, in the morning if it disturbs sleep. Talking therapy alongside medicine works better than either alone for most people.

Manufacturer and class

Manufacturer:

TORRENT PHARMACEUTICALS

Therapeutic class:

Neuropathic pain agent and Antidepressant

Drug class:

Gabapentinoid and Antidepressant