An update on the pharmacological management of post-herpetic neuralgia and painful diabetic neuropathy

• Main Authors: Zin, Che Suraya, Nissen, Lisa M., Smith, Maree T., O'Callaghan, James P, Moore, Brendan J
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer International Publishing 2008
• Subjects: RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/5068/1/Che_Suraya_Article_3.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/5068/; http://link.springer.com/article/10.2165/00023210-200822050-00005

Neuropathic pain is a persistent pain condition that develops secondary to nerve injury. The two most common types of peripheral neuropathic pain are post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) and painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN). Amitriptyline, nortriptyline, desipramine and imipramine are TCAs that have been...