QUTENZA may provide up to 3 months of relief from diabetic nerve pain of the feet or post-shingles nerve pain
- Localized mechanism of action QUTENZA is the first and only non-opioid treatment to deliver prescription-strength capsaicin directly to the skin to quiet damaged nerves.
- Up to 3 months of pain relief Receive a 30-minute, in-office treatment for diabetic nerve pain of the feet or a 60-minute, in-office treatment for post-shingles nerve pain.
- Acts locally Treats at the site of pain.
- No drug-drug interactions QUTENZA can be used alone or in combination with other treatments.
Treatment may be repeated every 3 months by a doctor or healthcare professional under the close supervision of a doctor, or as warranted by the return of pain (not more frequently than every 3 months).
For diabetic nerve pain of the feet and post-shingles nerve pain, some patients did not respond to the first treatment of QUTENZA, but did respond to the second treatment.