The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1223
December 5, 2005
Ziconotide (Prialt) for Chronic Pain
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Ziconotide (Prialt) for Chronic Pain
December 5, 2005 (Issue: 1223)
The FDA has approved ziconotide (Prialt - Elan) intrathecal infusion for management of severe chronic pain in patients who are intolerant of or refractory to other treatments. Ziconotide is a synthetic neuronal N-type calcium channel blocker. It is...more
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