The effects of pre-emptive treatment of postherpetic neuralgia with amitriptyline: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 327-331

  Bowsher, David ^a  

^a WALTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acylovir; Amitriptyline; Herpes zoster; Neuralgia; Postherpetic; Pre emptive treatment; Shingles

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MIXTURE; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ADRENERGIC UPTAKE INHIBITORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMITRIPTYLINE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; ODDS RATIO; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0030913752     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(97)00077-8     Document Type: Article

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