Relief of pain in acute herpes zoster by nerve blocks and possible prevention of post-herpetic neuralgia

Systemic absorption of topical lidocaine

Systemic absorption of topical lidocaine in normal volunteers, patients with post-herpetic neuralgia, and patients with acute herpes zoster

✍ Bryan J. Campbell; Michael Rowbotham; Pamela Stitzlein Davies; Peyton Jacob III; 📂 Article 📅 2002 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 103 KB

Topical lidocaine has been recently marketed as a new treatment for postherpetic neuralgia. The aim of our study was to characterize the absorption profile of and systemic exposure to lidocaine from patch and gel formulations in normal volunteers, patients with post-herpetic neuralgia, and patients