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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Postherpetic Neuralgia: Current Evidence on the Topical Film-Forming Spray with Bupivacaine Hydrochloride and a Review of Available Treatment Strategies.

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2020 Apr 15


Adv Ther


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32297285?dopt=Abstract

Postherpetic Neuralgia: Current Evidence on the Topical Film-Forming Spray with Bupivacaine Hydrochloride and a Review of Available Treatment Strategies.

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Postherpetic Neuralgia: Current Evidence on the Topical Film-Forming Spray with Bupivacaine Hydrochloride and a Review of Available Treatment Strategies.
Ngo AL, Urits I, Yilmaz M, Fortier L, Anya A, Oh J H, Berger AA, Kassem H, Sanchez MG, Kaye AD, Urman RD, Herron EW, Cornett EM, Viswanath O
Adv Ther. 2020 Apr 15.
PMID: 32297285.

Abstract

This is a comprehensive review of the literature about the use of bupivacaine hydrochloride for the treatment of post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN). It briefly reviews the background, biology, diagnosis and conventional treatment for PHN, and then introduces and compares the recent evidence for the use of topical bupivacaine.
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