Jaya, Made Krisna Adi and Herawati, Fauna (2017) Effectivity comparison of amitriptyline versus gabapentin as neurophatic pain therapy in elderly with type ii diabetes mellitus. International Journal of Current Research, 9 (01). p. 44769. ISSN 0975-833X
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Abstract
Background: system. The incidence of diabetic neuropathy was found more prevalent in elderly (44%) compared to adult (24%). Amitriptyline and Gabapentin are widely used on treatment o There were variations in the results of the studies that have been done related to effectiveness between both drugs, causes the need further research, especially on geriatrics. Objective: Gabapentin for diabetic neuropathic pain in geriatric. Methods: outcome targets were neuropathy pain scale reduction ( Whitney U, and Chi Result: compared to baseline. Comparison head to head at low doses, Amitriptyline showed reduce pain intensity greater than Gabapentin (p < 0.05), while on therapeutic doses show the in efficacy between two drugs (p > 0.05). Conclusion: to Gabapentin.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Diabetes Neuropatic Pain, Effectiveness, Amitrptyline, Gabapentin |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RS Pharmacy and materia medica |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Pharmacy > Department of Pharmacy |
| Depositing User: | Eko Setiawan 194014 |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Feb 2017 08:15 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Feb 2017 08:15 |
| URI: | http://repository.ubaya.ac.id/id/eprint/28846 |
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