title: Prevent rather than treat postherpetic neuralgia by prescribing gabapentin earlier in patients with herpes zoster: comment on "incidence of postherpetic neuralgia after combination treatment with gabapentin and valacyclovir in patients with acute herpes zoster".
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: Clayton B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Erik J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Stratman
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000588:Amines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D000077206:Gabapentin; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051474:Neuralgia, Postherpetic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000077483:Valacyclovir; D014633:Valine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D000700:Analgesics; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D000077206:Gabapentin; D014633:Valine; D000077483:Valacyclovir; D000212:Acyclovir