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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 8 Gabapentin capsule 54 cases of post-herpetic neuralgia Observation [Abstract] Objective To investigate the gabapentin treatment of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) the clinical efficacy and safety. Poorly to conventional treatment methods 54 cases of PHN patients with oral gabapentin capsules, the dose from 300mg / d, the daily increasing dose until pain relief in patients in order to maintain the dose of 4 weeks. The results medication, VAS scores were lower, 24 h duration of pain reduction. Conclusion Oral administration of gabapentin treatment of postherpetic neuralgia, the effect is precise, quick, better stability and continuity of treatment, patients are easy to tolerate a low incidence of adverse reactions, will help ease the pain of PHN patients, improve their quality of life. [Keywords:] gabapentin, postherpetic neuralgia Shingles (herpes zoster, HZ) is latent in the sensory ganglia of the varicella zoster virus case of a decline in immunity due to pain and the affected nerve distribution area of #8203;#8203;the skin area corresponding to characteristics of herpes virus infections [1 ]. postherpetic neuralgia (Post herpetic neuralgia, PHN) is a neuropathic pain, the older the more severe the pain, and PHN in elderly patients over 60 years the incidence of up to 50% [2], severely affected patients life. on the clinical treatment of PHN many ways, such as acupuncture, laser irradiation, partially closed, although the traditional Chinese medicine and other clinical effects of a certain effect but still not ideal. our department Gabapentin capsules (brand name: Diego power specifications: 100mg / tablets, by the grace of Xuzhou China Pharmaceutical company. Treatment of postherpetic neuralgia, and achieved good effect, are reported below. 1 Materials and Methods 1.1 Clinical data To our hospital dermatology clinic from March 2005 to March 2008 106 cases of PHN patients were randomly divided into two groups: treatment gr