Pregabalin or morphine and gabapentin for neuropathic pain

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 6, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 2535-2539

  Doggrell, Sheila A ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Gabapentin; Morphine; Neuropathic pain; Pregabalin

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CARBAMAZEPINE; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; LORAZEPAM; MORPHINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NORTRIPTYLINE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PLACEBO; PREGABALIN; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VENLAFAXINE; XP 13512;

ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIZZINESS; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SENSITIZATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; EUROPEAN UNION; HEADACHE; HEALTH SURVEY; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SOMNOLENCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 28244432753     PISSN: 14656566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14656566.6.14.2535     Document Type: Article

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