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Topical Lidocaine for Chronic Pain Treatment
Author(s) -
Marion Voute,
Véronique Morel,
Gisèle Pickering
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
drug design, development and therapy
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1177-8881
DOI - 10.2147/dddt.s328228
Subject(s) - medicine , lidocaine , osteoarthritis , analgesic , anesthesia , complex regional pain syndrome , adverse effect , postherpetic neuralgia , chronic pain , neuralgia , neuropathic pain , intensive care medicine , physical therapy , alternative medicine , pharmacology , pathology
Topical lidocaine is widely used in current practice for a variety of pain conditions. This literature review shows that its limited absorption and relative lack of systemic adverse events are an attractive analgesic option for a number of vulnerable patients. Topical lidocaine has been approved by health authorities for the treatment of post-herpetic neuralgia in a number of countries, and studies present some degree of evidence of its efficacy and safety in postsurgical pain, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, carpal tunnel syndrome, chronic lower back pain and osteoarthritis. Topical lidocaine may be a great alternative alone or in addition to systemic drugs and non-pharmacological approaches for an optimized pain management and in multimodal analgesia.

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