Use of Lidocaine Patches for Neuropathic Pain in a Comprehensive Cancer Centre

BACKGROUND: There are few reports of the use of the lidocaine 5% patch (L5%P) for neuropathic pain (NP) in the cancer patient. Within a comprehensive cancer centre, L5%P has been prescribed by the Pain and Palliative Care Service (Peter McCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) fo...

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Main Authors: Julia Ann Fleming, Bradley David O’Connor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/723179