Efficacy, safety, and tolerability of pregabalin treatment for painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy: Findings from seven randomized, controlled trials across a range of doses

Diabetes Care

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1448-1454

  Freeman, Roy ^a   Durso DeCruz, Edith ^b   Emir, Birol ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PREGABALIN; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIZZINESS; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDEMA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VERTIGO; WEIGHT GAIN; XEROSTOMIA; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG TOLERANCE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY;

ANALGESICS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG TOLERANCE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAFETY;

EID: 45849095237     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 19355548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc07-2105     Document Type: Article

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