Fiziksel Tıp, Rehabilitasyon ve Romatoloji Polikliniklerinde Pregabalin ve Gabapentin Reçete Edilen Hastaların Retrospektif Analizi

Yıl 2026, Cilt: 16 Sayı: 1, 48 - 55, 15.03.2026

Sinem Kübra Beke , Hüseyin Kaplan , Elçin Ulusoy , İrem Yavuz , Gizem Cengiz , Hasan Kara , İsa Cüce , Mehmet Kirnap , Mustafa Çalış

https://doi.org/10.16919/bozoktip.1713031

https://izlik.org/JA65JG33GE

Öz

Amaç: Bu çalışmada, gabapentinoidlerin (gabapentin ve pregabalin) kas-iskelet sistemini tutan hastalıklarda ağrı yönetimindeki kullanımını incelemek, hastaların demografik özelliklerini, komorbiditelerini ve bu ilaçların reçete edilme nedenlerini değerlendirmek amaçlanmıştır.
Yöntem: Ocak 2023 ile Temmuz 2024 tarihleri arasında Erciyes Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi-Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon ile Romatoloji polikliniklerine başvuran ve gabapentinoid tedavisi alan 18 yaş üzeri 615 hasta retrospektif olarak incelendi. Hastaların demografik özellikleri, komorbiditeleri, laboratuvar değerleri [C-reaktif protein (CRP), eritrosit sedimantasyon hızı (ESH), kan üre azotu (BUN), tahmini glomerüler filtrasyon hızı (eGFR), kreatinin], gabapentinoid ilaçların dozları ve reçete edilme nedenleri hasta kayıt sisteminden elde edildi.
Bulgular: Çalışmaya dahil edilen hastaların ortalama yaşı 59.8±12,6 yıl olup, %78.2’si kadın hastalardan oluşmaktaydı. Tüm hastalarda en sık rastlanan komorbiditeler sırasıyla hipertansiyon (%51.3), romatolojik hastalıklar (%36.5) ve diyabetes mellitus (%30.3) olarak tespit edildi. En sık görülen romatolojik hastalıklar romatoid artrit (%40.6) ve spondiloartritler (%39.3) idi. Pregabalin grubunda romatolojik hastalık görülme oranı (%60.5), gabapentin grubuna (%32.8) kıyasla istatistiksel olarak anlamlı derecede daha yüksek bulundu (p <0.001). Gabapentin en sık kronik ağrı (%68.1), pregabalin ise fibromiyalji (%55.6) için reçete edilmiştir.
Sonuç: Bu çalışmada, kas-iskelet sistemi hastalıklarında gabapentinoidlerin en sık kronik ağrı, nöropatik ağrı ve fibromiyalji tedavisinde reçetelendiği görüldü. Pregabalin, romatolojik komorbiditesi ve fibromiyaljisi olan hastalarda daha sık tercih edilirken, gabapentin ileri yaşlı ve kardiyovasküler risk faktörleri bulunan hastalarda daha yaygın kullanıldı. Bulgularımız, gabapentinoid reçeteleme alışkanlıklarının hastaların eşlik eden hastalıkları ve klinik özelliklerine göre değiştiğini ortaya koymaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Pregabalin , gabapentin , ağrı

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Retrospective Analysis of Patients Prescribed Pregabalin and Gabapentin in Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation, and Rheumatology Outpatient Clinics

https://izlik.org/JA65JG33GE

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Purpose: This study aims to investigate the use of gabapentinoids (gabapentin and pregabalin) in the management of pain in musculoskeletal diseases, and to evaluate the demographic characteristics, comorbidities and reasons for prescribing these drugs.
Materials and Methods: Between January 2023 and July 2024, 615 patients aged ≥18 years who applied to Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Rheumatology outpatient clinic and received gabapentinoid treatment were retrospectively analyzed. Demographic characteristics, comorbidities, laboratory values [C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and creatinine], doses of gabapentinoid drugs, and reasons for prescription were obtained from the patient record system.
Results: The mean age of the patients included in the study was 59.8±12.6 years and 78.2% were female. The most common comorbidities in all patients were hypertension (51.3%), rheumatological diseases (36.5%) and diabetes mellitus (30.3%), respectively. The most common rheumatological diseases were rheumatoid arthritis (40.6%) and spondyloarthritis (39.3%). The rate of rheumatological comorbidity was statistically significantly higher in the pregabalin group (60.5%) compared to the gabapentin group (32.8%) (p <0.001). Gabapentin was most commonly prescribed for chronic pain (68.1%) and pregabalin for fibromyalgia (55.6%).
Conclusion: In this study, gabapentinoids were most frequently prescribed for the treatment of chronic pain, neuropathic pain, and fibromyalgia in patients with musculoskeletal disorders. Pregabalin was more commonly preferred in patients with rheumatological comorbidities and fibromyalgia, whereas gabapentin was more widely used in elderly patients and those with cardiovascular risk factors. Our findings reveal that gabapentinoid prescribing patterns vary according to patients’ comorbidities and clinical characteristics.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Pregabalin , gabapentin , pain

Destekleyen Kurum

Bu çalışma herhangi bir kurum ya da kuruluş tarafından desteklenmemiştir.

Teşekkür

We would like to thank the Proofreading & Editing Office of the Dean for Research at Erciyes University for the copyediting and proofreading service for this manuscript.

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