Aims/Background Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a common chronic pain disease that persists after the rash (clusters of clear blisters on the surface of the skin) has healed, adversely affecting the quality of life of affected patients. Gabapentin (GPT) and pregabalin (PGB) are two commonly used drugs for the treatment of PHN, but there have been broad concerns regarding their efficacy and Purpose. Although both gabapentin and pregabalin are first‐line drugs for neuropathic pain including postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), no report has directly compared the magnitude of pain relief and the incidence of side effects of both drugs. By substituting gabapentin with pregabalin in postherpetic neuralgia therapy, we can compare the two drugs. Methods. In 32 PHN patients being The gabapentinoids are also first choice drugs, with pregabalin displaying similar efficacy when postherpetic neuralgia patients were switched from gabapentin to pregabalin at one-sixth of the 10. Toth C. Substitution of gabapentin therapy with pregabalin therapy in neuropathic pain due to peripheral neuropathy. Pain Med. 2010;11(3):456-65. 11. Ifuku M, Iseki M, Hidaka I, Morita Y, Komatus S, Inada E. Replacement of gabapentin with pregabalin in postherpetic neuralgia therapy. Pain Med. 2011;12(7):1112-6. 1. Introduction. Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a sensory nervous system injury-based neuropathic pain, caused by the herpes zoster virus. PHN is a persistent burning and paroxysmal stimulation pain that lasts from several months to several years. By substituting gabapentin with pregabalin in postherpetic neuralgia therapy, we can compare the two drugs. Methods: In 32 PHN patients being administered gabapentin, without changing the frequency of dosing, the drug was substituted with pregabalin at one-sixth dosage of gabapentin. After 2 weeks, an interview was conducted about the visual Although both gabapentin and pregabalin are first-line drugs for neuropathic pain including postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), no report has directly compared the magnitude of pain relief and the incidence of side effects of both drugs. By substituting gabapentin with pregabalin in postherpetic neuralgia therapy, we can compare the two drugs. Methods. Ifuku M, Iseki M, Hidaka I, et al. Replacement of gabapentin with pregabalin in postherpetic neuralgia therapy. Pain Medicine. 2011; 12:1112–1116. Schug S, Zekry O. Conversion of gabapentin to pregabalin: simple and easy! The Australian Pain Society Newsletter Vol 33, Issue 5 July 2013. Replacement of Gabapentin with Pregabalin in Postherpetic Neuralgia Therapy pme_1162 1112..1116 Masataka Ifuku, MD, Masako Iseki, MD, Replacement of Gabapentin with Pregabalin. Setting: Patients with PN and related NeP requiring GBP therapy were evaluated in a tertiary care neurological clinic at 0, 6, and 12 months. Outcome measures: Pain severity (Visual Analog Score [VAS]) was the primary outcome measure, while quality of life (European Quality of Life - 5 Domains [EQ-5D] and EQ-5D VAS) and occurrence of adverse Keywords: Peripheral neuropathic pain, Post-herpetic neuralgia, Diabetic neuropathy, Pregabalin, Gabapentin, Cost-effectiveness analysis Background Neuropathic pain (NeP) is defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) as “Pain caused by a lesion or disease of the somatosensory nervous system”. Although both gabapentin and pregabalin are first-line drugs for neuropathic pain including postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), no report has directly compared the magnitude of pain relief and the incidence of side effects of both drugs. By substituting gabapentin with pregabalin in postherpetic neuralgia therapy, we can compare the two drugs. Methods. Although both gabapentin and pregabalin are first-line drugs for neuropathic pain including postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), no report has directly compared the magnitude of pain relief and the incidence of side effects of both drugs. By substituting gabapentin with pregabalin in postherpetic neuralgia therapy, we can compare the two drugs. Methods Article: Replacement of gabapentin with pregabalin in postherpetic neuralgia therapy Although both gabapentin and pregabalin are first-line drugs for neuropathic pain including postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), no report has directly co Aims/Background Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a common chronic pain disease that persists after the rash (clusters of clear blisters on the surface of the skin) has healed, adversely affecting the quality of life of affected patients. Gabapentin (GPT) and pregabalin (PGB) are two commonly u DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2011.01162.x Corpus ID: 25204997; Replacement of gabapentin with pregabalin in postherpetic neuralgia therapy. @article{Ifuku2011ReplacementOG, title={Replacement of gabapentin with pregabalin in postherpetic neuralgia therapy.}, author={Masataka Ifuku and Masako Iseki and Ikuhiro Hidaka and Yoshihito Morita and Syuji Komatus and Eiichi Inada}, journal={Pain medicine EC50 data in post-herpetic neuralgia, which et al. Replacement of gabapentin with pregabalin in postherpetic neuralgia therapy. Pain Medicine. Gabapentin and pregabalin are commonly prescribed as first-line treatments for postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) in China due to their safety profile in therapeutic doses [16, 17]. The previously proposed mechanism of action, which involves a selective inhibitory effect on voltage-gated calcium channels containing the α2δ-1 subunit, has been Semantic Scholar extracted view of "Replacement of gabapentin with pregabalin in postherpetic neuralgia therapy" by 井福 正貴 Skip to search form Skip to main content Skip to account menu Semantic Scholar Objective To systematically evaluate the clinical efficacy of pregabalin and gabapentin in the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), including the difference in pain control and occurrence of adverse reactions. Methods PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science databases were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the efficacy of pregabalin and
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