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Algorithm for assessment and approach to utilizing gabapentin and pregabalin in chronic neuropathic pain

Therapeutic considerations of gabapentin versus pregabalin in treating chronic neuropathic pain

By Anthony Lau, Katherine Daley, Hans Haag, Dr. Martha Ignaszewski on July 22, 2024

I now advocate for deprescribing gabapentin when patients do not achieve adequate pain relief for chronic neuropathic pain at a cumulative daily dose of 1800 mg. Instead, I consider pregabalin as a substitute for gabapentin in patients with inadequate pain control rather than further dose escalations.

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Ceiling doses of ketorolac and ibuprofen in acute pain management

By Dr. John van Bockxmeer, Dr. Vishal Varshney, and Anthony Lau, PharmD on February 15, 2023

I incorporate this ‘NSAID ceiling’ into my prescribing practice for anti-inflammatory medications. I typically prescribe maximum doses of 400 mg oral ibuprofen TID with meals and 10 mg intramuscular ketorolac. I counsel my patients to limit their NSAID use to a 5-day window when possible and encourage other non-pharmacological and multimodal analgesia.


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