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Table 3 History of Specific Medication Use for TN, n (%)

From: Burden of illness of trigeminal neuralgia among patients managed in a specialist center in England

Medication, (N = 129)

Never took

Currently taking

Took but stopped within last 6 months

Took but stopped more than 6 months ago

Carbamazepine

18 (14)

30 (23)

5 (4)

76 (59)

Oxcarbazepinea

43 (34)

39 (31)

9 (7)

37 (29)

Gabapentina

71 (56)

8 (6)

0

49 (38)

Pregabalina

92 (72)

11 (9)

2 (2)

23 (18)

Phenytoina

119 (93)

2 (2)

1 (1)

6 (5)

Amitriptylinea

97 (76)

1 (1)

1 (1)

29 (23)

Nortriptylinea

119 (93)

1 (1)

1 (1)

7 (6)

Drug patches or lidocaine cream, spraya

111 (87)

3 (2)

2 (2)

12 (9)

Opioids, eg, morphine, fentanyl patchesa

116 (91)

2 (2)

1 (1)

9 (7)

Tramadola

114 (89)

2 (2)

2 (2)

10 (8)

NSAIDs for TNb

86 (68)

7 (6)

3 (2)

31 (24)

Lamotriginea

94 (73)

21 (16)

6 (5)

7 (6)

Duloxetinea

124 (97)

2 (2)

0

2 (2)

Botulinum Toxina

127 (99)

1 (1)

0

0

  1. aMissing n = 1; bMissing n = 2
  2. NSAIDs non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; TN trigeminal neuralgia