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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 58, Issue 11, Pages 1406-1417Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jcph.1255
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amitriptyline; gabapentin; Insomnia Severity Index; Neuropathic Pain Scale; NSAIDs; Wong Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale; zoster-associated pain
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This observational, prospective, single-center study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of commonly prescribed drugs for zoster-associated pain and their impact on quality of sleep at a tertiary care hospital in western India. Patients 18 years of age, newly diagnosed with zoster-associated pain were evaluated on days 0, 7, 14, 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, and 180 or until resolution of pain, whichever was earlier, using the Wong Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale, Neuropathic Pain Scale, and Insomnia Severity Index for intensity of pain, quality of pain, and quality of sleep, respectively. A total of 78 patients (46.0 [16.3] years) completed the study. They received nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (65), gabapentin (30), amitriptyline (27), and amitriptyline + gabapentin (21) for mean durations of 7.7 (3.0), 89.2 (7.2), 107.6 (46.3), and 104.5 (46) days, respectively. Improvement in the Wong Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale and Neuropathic Pain Scale score was similar among treatment groups except for a greater fall in Wong Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale score at days 7 and 120 and that in deep pain score at day 7 in combination treatment group vs the amitriptyline group. Clinically significant insomnia was detected in 35 patients at baseline and demonstrated progressive and similar improvement among groups. Treatment modification was required in 20 patients. Zoster-associated pain resolved in 69 patients. Nine adverse drug reactions, mostly mild, nonserious, and nonpreventable, were reported. To conclude, drugs commonly used for zoster-associated pain are effective and well tolerated. These have a similar effect on pain and quality of sleep, except for a possible greater effect of combination treatment in the early phase of intense and deep pain.
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