Table 1.
Chronic Pain Condition | Non-Opioid Drug Class |
---|---|
Chronic Low Back Pain | Acetaminophen |
Myofascial Pain Syndrome | NSAIDs |
Fibromyalgia | Amine Reuptake Inhibitors |
Post-Herpetic Neuralgia | Membrane Stabilizers |
Painful Diabetic Neuropathy | Muscle Relaxants |
Radicular Pain | Mixed Amine Reuptake Inhibitor/Opioid |
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) | Topical Therapies Botulinum Toxins NMDA antagonists Opioid Antagonists (Low-Dose Naltrexone) Local Anesthetics Steroids Cannabinoids or Cannabis Miscellaneous Specific to CRPS: Biphosphonates, calcitonin, IV immunoglobulin, IV magnesium, IV mannitol, tadalafil, TNF alpha inhibitors |
NSAIDs: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; NMDA: N-methyl-D-Aspartate