June 2013

Pharmacologic Management of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain

A comprehensive and systematic review of published literature for the treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) from 1965 through 2012 has been completed at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and the East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute. Their review showed that neuropathic pain is difficult to diagnose and treat and patients rarely experience …

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New and Developing Drugs for the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain in Diabetes

Dr. Roy Freeman, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, received funding from the NIH to pursue the review of specific drugs, newly approved or in development, to treat neuropathic pain in patients with diabetes. With a variety of drugs under review, the research focused on the mechanisms of action, preclinical supporting data, and adverse effects of …

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