Prescribing drugs for nerve pain for anaesthetists
Recorded on 4 March 2021
The second podcast from the Faculty of Pain Medicine discusses prescribing drugs for nerve pain and gives an understanding of the methods, advantages and disadvantages of prescribing Amitriptyline, Duloxetine, Gabapentinoids and Tramadol, as per the NICE Guidance: ‘Neuropathic pain in adults: pharmacological management in non-specialist settings. '
Recorded by the Royal college of anaesthetists
Dr Douglas Natusch
Consultant Anaesthetist specialising in pain medicine at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Helen Makins
Consultant in Pain Management in Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust