(See the Editorial Commentary by Li et al, on pages 929–30 .) Background. Herpes zoster (HZ)
adversely affects individuals aged 50–59, but vaccine efficacy has not been assessed in …

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 …

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

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 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 …

PURPOSE: To determine if inpatient or outpatient geriatric evaluation and management, as
compared with usual care, reduces adverse drug reactions and suboptimal prescribing in …

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 …