Efficacy of oral pranlukast hydrate, a leukotriene receptor antagonist, in the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia

Pain Clinic

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 389-392

  Kanai, Akifumi ^a   Mori, Sayano ^a   Osawa, Satoru ^a   Suzuki, Asaha ^a   Hoka, Sumio ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Leukotriene; Postherpetic neuralgia; Pranlukast

Indexed keywords

PRANLUKAST;

ADULT; AGED; ALLODYNIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; SIDE EFFECT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 11244330366     PISSN: 01691112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568569042664396     Document Type: Article

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