A consensus meeting was convened by the Initiative on Methods, Measurement, and Pain
Assessment in Clinical Trials (IMMPACT) to provide recommendations for interpreting clinical …

The Neuropathic Pain Special Interest Group of the International Association for the Study of
Pain recently sponsored the development of evidence-based guidelines for the …

Chronic neuropathic pain, caused by lesions in the peripheral or central nervous system,
comes in many forms. We describe current approaches to the diagnosis and assessment of …

Prescription of medicines is a fundamental component of the care of elderly people, and
optimisation of drug prescribing for this group of patients has become an important public-health …

This study evaluated the reliability of a new medication appropriateness index. Using the
index, independent assessments were made of chronic medications taken by 10 ambulatory, …

The objective of this article is to provide evidence-based recommendations for the management
of patients with herpes zoster (HZ) that take into account clinical efficacy, adverse effects…

This paper represents an expert-based consensus statement on pain assessment among
older adults. It is intended to provide recommendations that will be useful for both researchers …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of sustained clinical pharmacist interventions involving
elderly outpatients with polypharmacy and their primary physicians. PATIENTS AND METHODS…

Objective This article reviews the prevalence, risk factors, natural history, and impact on quality
of life of painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). Discussion …

Highly active antiretroviral treatment has resulted in dramatically increased life expectancy
among patients with HIV infection who are now aging while receiving treatment and are at …