The US Food and Drug Administration has noted a higher - than - expected rate of suicide attempts in open - label extensions of controlled trials of
duloxetine for stress urinary incontinence.
The FDA reviews more liver health data and approves
duloxetine for depression and diabetic neuropathy (pain), based on another set of clinical trials.
Not exact matches
In a 2002 study,
for example, 267 depressed adults took either
duloxetine or a placebo
for nine weeks.
Next Page: Cymbalta [pagebreak] Cymbalta How it works: Approved in 2008
for use in fibromyalgia (and previously approved
for diabetic retinopathy and depression), Cymbalta (
duloxetine) is a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI)-- a type of antidepressant that raises the levels of the neurotransmitters serotonin and norepinephrine in the brain and body.