• female
• 50 Years
• 31/03/2021

What is the best painkiller for nerve pain?

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Dr Kareemulla Shaik

General Practitioner

• MBBS
• 0+ Yrs

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Anticonvulsants are the drugs of choice in neuropathic pain.

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