A new study by medicine safety experts found the use of gabapentinoids -- medicines widely used to treat neuropathic pain -- increased the risk of hip fractures, especially in older patients who were ...
Your nervous system is a key force behind so many important bodily functions. But when your peripheral nerves—those found outside of the brain and spinal cord—are damaged, it can cause pain and ...
The heterogeneous nature of the mechanisms underlying neuropathic pain complicates the selection of appropriate treatments for individual patients. Although systematic reviews have outlined the ...
Sangamo Therapeutics announced that the FDA has cleared the investigational new drug application for its ST-503 program, an investigational epigenetic regul ...
In palliative care, we have a small number of parenteral medication options for the management of neuropathic pain; including sodium valproate, clonidine, methadone, ketamine and clonazepam.1 As a ...
Often seen as a safer alternative to opioids for the treatment of neuropathic pain, gabapentinoid use increased eightfold between 2012 and 2018, with one in seven Australians aged 80 and older ...