Pain: Drugs
Health
Written answers and statements, 5 November 2009
Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East & Mexborough, Labour)
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what medication the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is assessing in relation to the treatment of complex regional pain syndrome.
Mike O'Brien (Minister of State (Health Services), Department of Health; North Warwickshire, Labour)
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is not developing guidance specifically on the treatment of complex regional pain syndrome.
NICE is developing a short clinical guideline on the pharmacological management of neuropathic pain in adults in non-specialist settings and recently published draft guidance for consultation. The published scope for this guideline, which details the treatments it will cover, is available on NICE's website at:
www.nice.org.uk/guidance/index.jsp?action= download&o=44204