Volume 15, Nos. 2 -- 2002
The essential adjuvant analgesics for neuropathic pain
- The meaning of essential drugs
- Essential drugs and WHO guidelines
- The role of adjuvant analgesics
- Using adjuvants for neuropathic pain
- Misconceptions about adjuvant analgesics
Adjuvants for neuropathic pain considered essential medicines by WHO
- Prednisone and dexamethasone
- Amitriptyline
- Clomipramine
- Phenytoin, carbamazepine, clonazepam, and valproic acid
- Ketamine
- Useful facts about adjuvant analgesics
RESOURCES ABOUT ESSENTIAL MEDICINES
RESEARCH IN CANCER PAIN AND PALLIATIVE CARE:
Evidence about effectiveness of adjuvants to enhance analgesia in neuropathic pain