Pregabalin for acute and chronic pain in adults.

Journal article

BACKGROUND: Antiepileptic drugs have been used in pain management since the 1960s. Pregabalin is a recently developed antiepileptic drug also used in management of chronic neuropathic pain conditions. OBJECTIVES: To assess analgesic efficacy and associated adverse events of pregabalin in acute and chronic pain. SEARCH STRATEGY: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CENTRAL to May 2009 for randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Additional studies were identified from the reference lists of retrieved ...

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Authors: Moore, R; Straube, S; Wiffen, P; Derry, S; McQuay, H

• Journal: Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online)
• Issue: 3
• Publication date: 2009-01-01
• EISSN: 1469-493X
• Language: English