Pregabalin versus gabapentin in the treatment of neuropathic pruritus in maintenance haemodialysis patients: A prospective, crossover study

Nephrology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 710-717

  Solak, Yalcin ^a   Biyik, Zeynep ^a   Atalay, Huseyin ^a   Gaipov, Abduzhappar ^a   Guney, Figen ^b   Turk, Suleyman ^a   Covic, Adrian ^d   Goldsmith, David ^e   Kanbay, Mehmet ^c  

^a Department of Medicine   (Turkey)

^b NECMETTIN ERBAKAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Division of Nephrology Kayseri Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^d C I PARHON NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY   (Romania)

^e GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

gabapentin; haemodialysis; itch; peripheral neuropathy; pregabalin; pruritus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868160098     PISSN: 13205358     EISSN: 14401797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2012.01655.x     Document Type: Article

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