Neuropathic Pain
Neuropathic pain is pain that comes from damaged nerves rather than from injured tissue. It often shows up as peripheral neuropathy, where nerves in the hands, feet and arms are affected, and symptoms depend on which nerves are involved.
Key points
- Nerve damage can result from diabetes, shingles, injury or certain medications, and the resulting pain may persist long after the original cause has healed.
- Treatment for neuropathic pain often differs from that for ordinary pain, since standard painkillers may not ease signals generated by the nerves themselves.
Medicines listed for Neuropathic Pain
The one product listed for neuropathic pain is Lyrica, which contains pregabalin and is supplied as a capsule in 75 mg, 150 mg and 300 mg strengths. Pregabalin is a medicine that works on the nervous system to help reduce neuropathic pain signals.