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Neuropathic Pain and its Management

Anupam Kanti Bag1, Shobha Rani R Hiremath2★★ Corresponding author

  1. 1Department of Pharmacology, Aditya Bangalore Institute of Pharmacy Education and Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, INDIA..
  2. 2Department of Pharmacy Practice, Aditya Bangalore Institute of Pharmacy Education and Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, INDIA..

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Shobha Rani R Hiremath

2Department of Pharmacy Practice, Aditya Bangalore Institute of Pharmacy Education and Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, INDIA..

shobharani@adityapharmacy.in

Volume 16, Issue 3 · pp. 172–180 · PUBLISHED · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.16.3.29

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ABSTRACT

Pain is a distressing sensory and emotional experience connected to real or potential tissue damage, or one that is portrayed as such damage, according to the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). There are many different pathophysiologic processes and interpretations of pain, which can vary greatly in severity, quality, and duration. The process that follows an initial injury or illness of the somatosensory nerve system is known as neuropathic pain. Hyperalgesia, an abnormal heightened sensitivity to stimuli, and allodynia, a nociceptive reaction to non-noxious stimuli are characteristics of neuropathic pain. The aetiology or anatomic location of this illness, which is the outcome of numerous different pathogenic pathways, is typically used to define it.

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      Bag, A. K., & Hiremath, S. R. R. (). Neuropathic Pain and its Management. Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 16(3), 172–180. https://doi.org/10.5530/ijopp.16.3.29