Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Mar 2024
Multicenter StudyGabapentin for pain in pediatric palliative care.
Gabapentin is commonly used to treat pain in children receiving pediatric palliative care. This study describes the real-world use of gabapentin and the associated benefits and adverse effects/events (AEs). ⋯ Gabapentin prescribed at standard doses for advanced cancer and severe neurological injury in children under a pediatric palliative care service was associated with generally improved pain intensity at previously described levels of adverse effects.