Gabapentin for adults with neuropathic pain: a review of the clinical evidence and guidelines

CADTH
Record ID 32015000150
English
Authors' recommendations: Indirect evidence suggests similar short-term pain relief with gabapentin compared with pregabalin, tricyclic antidepressants and serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors in patients with painful diabetic neuropathy, postherpetic neuralgia and fibromyalgia. There is lower quality evidence of misuse of gabapentin and pregabalin but the prevalence of misuse is unknown.
Details
Project Status: Completed
Year Published: 2014
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: Canada
MeSH Terms
  • Neuralgia
  • Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids
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