A 48-year-old woman has recently started Amitriptyline for neuropathic pain. She now feels very drowsy and has anticholinergic side effects. Which med...

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A 48-year-old woman has recently started Amitriptyline for neuropathic pain. She now feels very drowsy and has anticholinergic side effects. Which medication is a more appropriate first-line treatment for neuropathic pain in primary care?

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Gabapentin or Pregabalin

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Codeine

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High-dose Ibuprofen

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Diazepam

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Paracetamol alone

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Neuropathic pain management

A 48-year-old woman has recently started Amitriptyline for neuropathic pain. She now feels very drowsy and has anticholinergic side effects. Which medication is a more appropriate first-line treatment for neuropathic pain in primary care?