Effectiveness: 5/5 • Worth It
Dosage: 50 mg PO BID • Paid: $6.07/mo
via Cost Plus Drugs
Dizziness
Switched to Cost Plus Drugs at 50 mg PO BID for Pregabalin; monthly out-of-pocket dropped to $6.07 compared with $118.00 retail.
Linear-Absorption High-Affinity Alpha-2-Delta Calcium Modulator • Rx
Pregabalin
Brand Reference: Lyrica
Medically Reviewed by Dr. Hannah Lindqvist, MD, PhD (NPI #1457952647)
84.10%
Patient “Worth It”
23 verified logs
$6.90
Lowest Monthly Cash
Pregabalin Clinical & Real-World Cost Fact Matrix
| Metric | Verified Benchmark | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Pregabalin RxNorm Concept ID | 187832 | U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxNorm) |
| CMS NADAC Pharmacy Acquisition Unit Cost | $0.0680 / unit | CMS Medicaid NADAC Weekly Feed |
| Walk-In Chain Pharmacy Cash Average | $118.00 / mo | CMS NADAC + U.S. Retail Markup Index |
| Mark Cuban Cost Plus Wholesale Price | $6.90 / mo | Cost Plus Drugs Wholesale Feed |
| Community Mean Out-of-Pocket Paid | $9.50 / mo | 23 Zero-PHI Verified Patient Logs |
INSTANT PRESCRIPTION & CASH ROUTING
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Verified Online Prescribers & Wholesale Pharmacies for Pregabalin
Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs (Wholesale Pharmacy)
Requires an existing doctor prescription. Need a script? Pair with a $29 DotMD Club TeleMed consult.
$6.90/mo
Wholesale Cash Price
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Asynchronous physician review included • Ships in ~3 days
• Rx included in monthly tier
$
65.00
All-In Monthly
Pregabalin Clinical Pharmacology & DailyMed Monograph
RxCUI 187832 • NDC 00378-4853-93Exhibits non-saturable linear gastrointestinal absorption and 6-fold higher binding potency at spinal dorsal-horn alpha-2-delta-1 subunits than gabapentin, suppressing central sensitization in fibromyalgia and small-fiber neuropathy.
CMS National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) tracking places Pregabalin (Lyrica, RxCUI 187832) at $0.0680 per unit, whereas walk-in chain pharmacies bill cash patients an average of $118.00 monthly—creating a 94% ($111.10/mo) wholesale arbitrage spread down to $6.90.
Systemic exposure to Pregabalin reflects >= 90% linear across entire 50–600 mg range absorption kinetics and 98% excreted unchanged in urine (zero cyp450), sustaining receptor engagement across a 6.3 hours half-life window (1.5 hours fasting cmax; week-1 pain score reduction response profile).
Dosing protocols (50 mg PO BID or 75 mg PO BID or 150 mg PO BID) balance efficacy (84.10% patient satisfaction across 23 logs) against dizziness (26% of reports), appetite/fluid weight gain (17% of reports), blurred accommodation (8% of reports), with strict avoidance in prior pregabalin angioedema; unadjusted severe ckd.
Half-Life
6.3 hours
Bioavailability
>= 90% linear across entire 50–600 mg range
Metabolism & Clearance
98% excreted unchanged in urine (zero CYP450)
Clinical Onset
1.5 hours fasting Cmax; week-1 pain score reduction
Standard Adult Titration & Dosages
50 mg PO BID 75 mg PO BID 150 mg PO BID
Absolute & Relative Contraindications
- Prior pregabalin angioedema
- Unadjusted severe CKD
Logged Side-Effect Incidence (23 Reports)
Dizziness 26%
Appetite/fluid weight gain 17%
Blurred accommodation 8%
Pregabalin Patient Dosage Logs & Out-of-Pocket Cost Ledger
Across 23 verified cash-pay logs, Pregabalin achieves a 84.10% Worth-It rating with out-of-pocket spend averaging $9.50/mo versus $118.00/mo walk-in retail.
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Effectiveness: 5/5 • Worth It
Dosage: 75 mg PO BID • Paid: $7.04/mo
via Cost Plus Drugs
Completed 10 weeks on Pregabalin (75 mg PO BID). Zero notable side effects on steady dosing.
Effectiveness: 4/5 • Worth It
Dosage: 150 mg PO BID • Paid: $8.00/mo
via Local Pharmacy
Blurred accommodation
Consistent biomarker response on 150 mg PO BID Pregabalin sourced via Local Pharmacy ($8.00/mo cash pay without insurance prior authorization).