Duloxetine

Fibromyalgia is an illness that aches all over the body

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Dear Dr. Donohue: I have the symptoms for fibromyalgia as they were listed in a monthly medical letter from a highly respected medical school. I am taking water therapy for it. The person evaluating me says I probably have it. I was checked by a gastroenterologist, who found no problems. My family doctor sees no [...]

Cymbalta Shows Long-Term Safety & Effectiveness for Fibromyalgia

Sunday, February 8th, 2009

Data presented at the American Academy of Pain Medicine 25th Annual Meeting show that Cymbalta (duloxetine) maintains safety and effectiveness as a fibromyalgia treatment for at least 1 year. That was according to 2 double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials.
Patients in both studies reported significant improvement in multiple fibromyalgia symptoms. The most common side effects were [...]

Duloxetine significantly reduced osteoarthritis knee pain in new study

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

Patients on treatment also experienced improved physical functioningÂ
In a new study, duloxetine hydrochloride (Cymbalta®), administered at 60 mg to 120 mg taken once daily, reduced pain severity significantly, compared with placebo, in patients with osteoarthritis pain of the knee. Data from the 13-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial 1 were presented at the annual meeting [...]

Popular Antidepressants: How They Stack Up

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

Researchers Rank 12 Common Antidepressants on Efficacy, Acceptability
To rate the 12 antidepressants studied, researchers used two separate measures. The first was efficacy — or how likely patients were to experience the desired effects of the drug. The second was acceptability — the likelihood that a patient would continue using a drug for the duration of [...]