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Clinical inquiries: What measures relieve postherpetic neuralgia?

Author(s): Garroway N, Chhabra S, Landis S, Skolnik DC

Affiliation(s): Mountain Area Health Education Center, Asheville, NC, USA.

Publication date & source: 2009-07, J Fam Pract., 58(7):384d-f.

Publication type: Review

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Tricyclic antidepressants, gabapentin, and pregabalin effectively reduce pain. Opioids have demonstrated pain relief in 3 RCTs. Capsaicin and the lidocaine 5% patch relieve pain and decrease allodynia.

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