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Original Article

Comparing healthcare costs of Medicaid patients with postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) treated with lidocaine patch 5% versus gabapentin or pregabalin

Noam Y. Kirson Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
,
Jasmina I. Ivanova Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, USA
,
Howard G. Birnbaum Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, USA
,
Robert Wei Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, USA
,
Evan Kantor Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, USA
,
R. Amy Puenpatom Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Chadds Ford, PA, USA
,
Rami H. Ben-Joseph Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Chadds Ford, PA, USA
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Kent H. Summers Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Chadds Ford, PA, USA
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Pages 482-491 | Accepted 01 Jul 2010, Published online: 04 Aug 2010

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