title: Novel drugs for neuropathic pain.
abstract: Neuropathic pain is often inadequately controlled by conventional analgesics. Because the aetiology of neuropathic pain is only partially understood, specific treatment approaches have not been defined. A variety of pharmacological treatments have been proposed. However, for only a small minority of drugs used in neuropathic pain has the scientific evidence been evaluated in a satisfactory manner. The present review of the recent literature reveals the potential of certain novel drugs in treatment of neuropathic pain.
authors.affiliation: Department for Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Benjamin Franklin University Hospital, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany. kopf@ukbf.fu-berlin.de
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authors.lastname: Kopf
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authors.lastname: Ruf