Determination of the effective dose of pregabalin on human experimental pain using the sequential up-down method

Journal of Pain

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 25-31

  Wong, Waylan ^a   Wallace, Mark S ^b  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

experimental; median effective dose; pain; Pregabalin; up down method

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; PLACEBO; PREGABALIN;

ADULT; ALLODYNIA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DOSE RESPONSE; DROWSINESS; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EXPERIMENTAL PAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN THRESHOLD; YOUNG ADULT;

EXPERIMENTAL; MEDIAN EFFECTIVE DOSE; PAIN; PREGABALIN; UP-DOWN METHOD;

ADULT; ANALGESICS; CAPSAICIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891488702     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2013.08.011     Document Type: Article

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