Comparative study of clinical efficacy with amitriptyline, pregabalin, and amitriptyline plus pregabalin combination in postherpetic neuralgia

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-65

  Achar, Arun ^a   Chatterjee, Gobinda ^a   Ray, Tapobrata Guha ^a   Naskar, Biswanath ^a  

^a Midnapore Medical College and Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; PREGABALIN;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; EVENING DOSAGE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; LETTER; NOCICEPTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; XEROSTOMIA;

AMITRIPTYLINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; NEURALGIA, POSTHERPETIC;

EID: 77949887848     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: 09733922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.58686     Document Type: Letter

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