Table 7.
Radicular Pain – Effective Medications | |
---|---|
| |
FDA On-Label | Off-Label |
Topical (non-local anesthetic) | |
None | None |
| |
Amine Reuptake Inhibitors (ARI) | |
None | Duloxetine, Milnacipran, Amitrptyline |
| |
Membrane Stabilizers | |
None | None |
| |
ARI/Opioid | |
None | None |
| |
Local Anesthetics | |
None | None |
| |
NMDA Antagonists | |
None | None |
| |
Miscellaneous | |
None | Indomethacin |
FDA: Food and Drug Administration; ARI: amine reuptake inhibitor; NMDA: N-methyl-D-aspartate