DEAR DR. ROACH: A friend’s daughter had shingles when she was in her late 30s. Three years later, she still suffers from postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). She has tried gabapentin and many other ...

AUSTIN, TX — Data presented at the American Pain Society’s 30 th Annual Scientific Meeting demonstrated that NGX-4010, a capsaicin 8% patch significantly reduces pain in older patients with ...

Interestingly, expert consensus regarding the benefits of antiviral therapy, [17] prior to the publication of the Cochrane Collaboration report, was that it: The benefits of vaccination will be ...

Q. I would encourage anyone on the fence about getting the Shingrix vaccine to seriously consider it. My elderly father had the older shingles vaccine but not Shingrix. Several years ago, he had ...

A man came to my office complaining of an extensive rash. On examination, I discovered herpes zoster covering nearly his entire left upper leg. Astonishingly, the patient told me that it did not hurt ...

The recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) Shingrix demonstrated effectiveness in preventing herpes zoster (HZ) and postherpetic neuralgia among adults aged 50 years or older with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

LX9211 demonstrated clear evidence of effect, achieving Lexicon’s goal for the study of supporting advancement in another indication within neuropathic pain Consistent reduction in ADPS compared to ...