Abstract:Post-herpetic neuralgia (Post-herpetic neuralgia, PHN) is a chronic pain syndrome that seriously affects the elderly, and its incidence is expected to increase with the aging of the population. 5% Lidocaine medicated plaster (Lidocaine medicated plasters, LMP) is the first choice for the treatment of PHN. This article reviews the clinical pharmacological studies of 5%LMP for PHN, and summarizes the clinical data related to the efficacy, safety and tolerability of 5%LMP in order to confirm the efficacy and safety of 5%LMP in patients with PHN. According to the published research data, the efficacy of 5%LMP is similar to that of pregabalin in PHN treatment, but it is more tolerable. The advantage of 5%LMP in PHN patients is that there are fewer drug-related adverse events and treatment disruption-related events. 5%LMP combined with systemic drugs can significantly increase the analgesic effect and reduce the side effects, which further proves the value of multimodal analgesia in PHN. 5%LMP still has a continuous therapeutic effect after long-term use, and it also shows a good analgesic effect in other types of localized neuropathic pain (Localized neuropathic pain, LNP). Mild local reactions are the most common adverse events associated with 5%LMP, while the risk of systemic adverse events and drug interactions in 5%LMP is minimal. Although further randomized controlled clinical trials are necessary, 5%LMP is safe and effective in the long-term management of PHN and may have special clinical benefits for the elderly and / or children because of its low incidence of adverse events.