Buprenorphine and Pregabalin Interaction

Drug interaction information between Buprenorphine and Pregabalin.

Buprenorphine and Pregabalin have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Buprenorphine and Pregabalin. This page displays the available source-record category and label text. The category is not an individual risk estimate or medication-combination direction.

Drug A

Buprenorphine

Partial Opioid Agonist

Drug B

Pregabalin

Anticonvulsant / Nerve Pain Agent

How They Interact

Both of these drugs slow down your brain activity and breathing. Taking them together can make you very sleepy or make it hard to breathe.

FDA Label Information

Examples: Benzodiazepines and other sedatives/hypnotics, anxiolytics, tranquilizers, muscle relaxants, general anesthetics, antipsychotics, gabapentinoids (gabapentin or pregabalin),, other opioids, alcohol.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Buprenorphine (Pain) + Pregabalin?

Compiled FDA labeling labels this pair minor. That is a source-record field, not an individual medication-combination decision.

Which drug in this pair has the larger labeled-interaction portfolio?

Buprenorphine has 19 labeled pairs on file vs Pregabalin's 14. In the minor band specifically: Buprenorphine has 19 (also Gabapentin, Trazodone, Tramadol, Cyclobenzaprine); Pregabalin has 13 (also Lamotrigine, Topiramate, Lorazepam, Carbamazepine).

What mechanism field is on file for Buprenorphine (Pain) and Pregabalin?

Both of these drugs slow down your brain activity and breathing. Taking them together can make you very sleepy or make it hard to breathe.

Buprenorphine's labeled portfolio outnumbers Pregabalin

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Buprenorphine (Partial Opioid Agonist); Pregabalin (Anticonvulsant / Nerve Pain Agent).

Buprenorphine

0 major · 0 moderate · 19 minor · 19 total

Pregabalin

0 major · 1 moderate · 13 minor · 14 total

Sources: FDA Drug Labels (SPL) via openFDA (2026). This is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. This registry does not provide individual medication-combination directions.