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INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Pregabalin for painful diabetic polyneuropathy (DPN)
- Duloxetine for painful DPN
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- Gabapentin most commonly used non-FDA approved medication for DPN[4].
- Non FDA-approved DPN pain medications include antidepressants, opiates or opiate-like agents and anti-epileptic medications.
- Antidepressants include tricyclic antidepressants (amitriptyline, nortriptyline) and selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs: venlafaxine, duloxetine).
- Antiepileptic medications include gabapentin, valproate, lamotrigine, carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine, phenytoin and lacrosamide.
- Opiate or opiate-derivative agents include oxycodone, morphine sulfate, hydromorphone, fentanyl and tramadol.
- Other agents include topical agents (lidocaine cream, lidoderm patches, capsaicin cream), neutriceuticals (Metanx, alpha-lipoic acid) and devices (spinal stimulators, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation).
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Last updated: July 8, 2018
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TY - ELEC
T1 - Treatment of Neuropathic Pain
ID - 547156
A1 - Khoshnoodi, Nima,M.D.
AU - Polydefkis,Michael,M.D., M.H.S.
AU - Pinto,Brian,Pharm.D.
Y1 - 2018/07/08/
PB - Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide
UR - https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547156/all/Treatment_of_Neuropathic_Pain
ER -