title: Capsaicin.
abstract: Questions from patients about analgesic pharmacotherapy and responses from the authors are presented to help educate patients and make them more effective self-advocates. The topics addressed in this issue are postherpetic neuralgia and capsaicin and a discussion about symptoms, causes, and treatments is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of California at Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA. painfellowship@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: Amitabh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goswami
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002211:Capsaicin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D051474:Neuralgia, Postherpetic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D018689:Sensory System Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D018689:Sensory System Agents; D002211:Capsaicin