A 50-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes develops painful, burning feet at night. Which is first-line pharmacological treatment for painful diabetic n...

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A 50-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes develops painful, burning feet at night. Which is first-line pharmacological treatment for painful diabetic neuropathy according to NICE?

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Duloxetine

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Amitriptyline

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Gabapentin

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Carbamazepine

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Pregabalin

Painful diabetic neuropathy — UKMLA MCQ

A 50-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes develops painful, burning feet at night. Which is first-line pharmacological treatment for painful diabetic neuropathy according to NICE?