A New Combination Cream for the Treatment of Severe Neuropathic Pain

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Kopsky, David J ^b   Keppel Hesselink, Jan M ^a,b  

^a Institute of Neuropathy   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CANNABIS; CAPSAICIN; GLIMEPIRIDE; GLUCOSE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; LEVACECARNINE; LIDOCAINE; METFORMIN; PREGABALIN; THIOCTIC ACID;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CREAM; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FLATULENCE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANALGESICS; CAPSAICIN; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; DRUG COMBINATIONS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENTS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 75749126154     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.09.004     Document Type: Letter

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