A comparative study of efficacy and safety of gabapentin versus amitriptyline as coanalgesics in patients receiving opioid analgesics for neuropathic pain in malignancy

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 334-338

  Banerjee, Manasi ^a   Pal, Santanu ^a   Bhattacharya, Biswamit ^a   Ghosh, Balaram ^a   Mondal, Shirsendu ^a   Basu, Joydeep ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Amitriptyline; coanalgesics; gabapentin; neuropathic pain

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; MORPHINE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; TABLET; TREATMENT DURATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AMITRIPTYLINE; COANALGESICS; GABAPENTIN; NEUROPATHIC PAIN;

AMINES; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESICS; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TRAMADOL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84881433853     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.115000     Document Type: Article

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