Cymbalta reduces chronic lower back pain

7 September 2008

Data from a new study suggest that US drug major Eli Lilly's Cymbalta (duloxetine HCl) 60mg-120mg once daily significantly reduced chronic low back pain, as measured by the Brief Pain Inventory 24-hour average pain score, compared with placebo. Results from the double-blind, 13-week, placebo-controlled study of 236 patients were presented at the annual congress of the European Federation of Neurological Societies, held in Madrid, Spain.

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