TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF DEPRESSION WITH PAIN, DEPRESSION SECONDARY TO PAIN, AND OF NEUROPATHIC PAIN

摘要

In accordance with the present invention, it has been discovered that compounds exhibiting activity as a potent noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor (e.g., a NA: 5HT ratio of greater than or equal to about 1000:1), and activity at the dopamine D2 receptor sites (e.g., lofepramine) are effective in the treatment and prevention of various diseases and disorders associated with noradrenaline reuptake, such as pain predominant-type depression, depression secondary to chronic or neuropathic pain, and neuropathic pain itself.