Patients with neuropathic pain (NP) are challenging to manage and evidence-based clinical
recommendations for pharmacologic management are needed. Systematic literature
reviews, randomized clinical trials, and existing guidelines were evaluated at a consensus
meeting. Medications were considered for recommendation if their efficacy was supported
by at least one methodologically-sound, randomized clinical trial (RCT) demonstrating
superiority to placebo or a relevant comparison treatment. Recommendations were based …