Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for neuropathic pain: how do we explain continued widespread use?

Pain. 2009 Jun;143(3):169-171. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.03.013. Epub 2009 Apr 10.

Authors

Thuong Vo¹, Andrew S C Rice, Robert H Dworkin

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA Department of Anaesthetics, Pain Medicine and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK Departments of Anesthesiology and Neurology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 604, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.

PMID: 19362418
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.03.013

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / pharmacology
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use*
Chronic Disease
Clinical Trials as Topic / statistics & numerical data
Culture
Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / pharmacology
Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
Disease Models, Animal
Humans
Inflammation / drug therapy
Inflammation / etiology
Inflammation / physiopathology
Neuralgia / drug therapy*
Neuralgia / physiopathology*
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / drug therapy*
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / physiopathology*
Placebo Effect
Prescriptions / statistics & numerical data
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors