Delegates at the RCGP inaugural Offender Health Conference have identified the demands placed on clinicians in UK prisons to prescribe pregabalin as one of their main concerns. Pregbalin is licensed for the treatment of epilepsy, anxiety disorder, and neuropathic pain. It is frequently requested by patients with substance-misuse problems, particularly those with opioid addiction. Patients report being prescribed pregabalin for pain. They may be co-prescribed opioid substitution therapy. Many have been using heroin immediately prior to detention. …