title: Postherpetic neuralgia.
abstract: Questions from patients about analgesic pharmacotherapy and responses from authors are presented to help educate patients and make them more effective self-advocates. The topic addressed in this issue is postherpetic neuralgia, symptoms, risk factors, and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Pain Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA. naileshni.singh@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: Naileshni
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D051474:Neuralgia, Postherpetic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics