Milnacipran for neuropathic pain in adults

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2017, Issue 10, 2015, Pages

  Derry, Sheena ^a   Phillips, Tudor ^a   Moore, R Andrew ^a   Wiffen, Philip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MILNACIPRAN; PLACEBO; ANALGESIC AGENT; CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NUMERIC RATING SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; BACK PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; FIBROMYALGIA; NEURALGIA;

ADULT; ANALGESICS; BACK PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; CYCLOPROPANES; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; NEURALGIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS;

EID: 84957425531     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011789     Document Type: Review

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