Gabapentin for pruritus

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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28

Similarly, a position statement from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommends gabapentin as a second-line option ADA [Pop-Busui 2017]. Based on the European Academy of Neurology guideline on trigeminal neuralgia, gabapentin is recommended based on limited evidence as monotherapy or as an adjunct for trigeminal neuralgia when first-line agents are not effective or tolerated EAN [Bendtsen 2019].Postoperative painbyesData from 3 meta-analyses support the use of preemptive doses of gabapentin to decrease postoperative pain and opioid use Doleman 2015, Peng 2007, Yu 2013.Based on the American Pain Society, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, and American Society of Anesthesiologists guidelines on the management of postoperative pain, gabapentin should be considered as part of a perioperative multimodal analgesia regimen.Pruritus, chronic (neuropathic or malignancy related) (alternative agent)cyesData from a limited number of patients studied suggest that gabapentin may be beneficial for the treatment of chronic pruritus, including brachioradial pruritus Bueller 1999, Carvalho 2015, Kanitakis 2006, Winhoven 2004, Yilmaz 2010.Based on European Dermatology Forum (EDF) and European Academy of Dermatology and Venerology (EADV) guidelines for the treatment of chronic pruritus, gabapentin is recommended for chronic pruritus of neuropathic origin. Evidence for brachioradial pruritus is based on anecdotal (case report) data Pruritus, uremicbyesData from randomized, blinded, controlled trials and a meta-analysis support the use of gabapentin in the treatment of uremic pruritus unresponsive to previous therapy Gunal 2004, Naini 2007, Nofal 2016, Pongcharoen 2016, Razeghi 2009.Based on European Dermatology Forum (EDF) and European Academy of Dermatology and Venerology (EADV) guidelines for the treatment

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