Antidepressants Used To Treat Neuropathic Pain
Two new drug treatments are making strides in treating neuropathic pain. One drug, Lyrica (pregabalin), has been approved by the European Commission to treat the condition. The approval joins the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's nod for the use of Lyrica in diabetic neuropathy and pain related to shingles. Two other drugs -- the anticonvulsant Neurontin (gabapentin) and the painkiller OxyContin (oxycodone) -- reduced patients' perceptions of neuropathic pain by 33 percent when used in...
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