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Treatments that should not be used

Treatments that should not be used

You should not be offered cannabis extract, capsaicin patch, lacosamide, lamotrigine, levetiracetam, morphine, oxcarbazepine, topiramate, long-term tramadol or venlafaxine for your neuropathic pain outside a specialist clinic, unless the specialist pain service has advised your doctor to do so.

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