title: Clinical inquiry: what medications are best for diabetic neuropathic pain?
abstract: Tricyclic antidepressants, duloxetine, pregabalin, oxycodone, and tramadol are all effective for the symptomatic treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy.
authors.affiliation: Moncrief Army Community Hospital, Fort Jackson, SC, USA.
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Page
authors.forename: Jessie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deluca
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Crowell
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000068736:Duloxetine Hydrochloride; D000077206:Gabapentin; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013876:Thiophenes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D000700:Analgesics; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D000927:Anticonvulsants; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; D013876:Thiophenes; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D000077206:Gabapentin; D000068736:Duloxetine Hydrochloride