Pharmacotherapy for Neuropathic Pain with Special Reference to Urogenital Pain

The International Association for the Study of Pain has defined neuropathic pain (NP) as “pain initiated or caused by a primary lesion or dysfunction of the nervous system” (1). The two most common types of NP are painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) and post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN). Other types of NP that may be encountered are listed in Table 1.