Neuropathic pain: current definition and review of drug treatment

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Bridin P Murnion. Aust Prescr. 2018 Jun.

. 2018 Jun;41(3):60-63.

doi: 10.18773/austprescr.2018.022. Epub 2018 Jun 1.

¹ Drug Health Services Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales.

No abstract available

Keywords: duloxetine; gabapentin; neuropathic pain; opioids; pregabalin; tramadol; tricyclic antidepressants; venlafaxine.

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Conflict of interest: none declared

Neuropathic pain - definition and drug therapy.
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