Which pain medications are effective for sciatica (radicular leg pain)?

BMJ. 2017 Oct 12:359:j4248. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j4248.
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Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acetaminophen / therapeutic use
  • Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use
  • Anticonvulsants / therapeutic use
  • Antidepressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Benzodiazepines / therapeutic use
  • Biological Products / therapeutic use
  • Clinical Decision-Making
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Low Back Pain / diagnosis
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Sciatica / diagnosis
  • Sciatica / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Anticonvulsants
  • Antidepressive Agents
  • Biological Products
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Benzodiazepines
  • Acetaminophen