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FDA Approves Drug to Manage Diabetic Pain
FDA Approves Drug to Manage Diabetic Pain -- Posted by Gumbo on 11-02-04 18:34
FDA Approves Drug to Manage Diabetic Pain
ROCKVILLE, Md., Sep 07, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- The
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Tuesday said it has approved Cymbalta, a
drug for managing pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy is associated with long standing diabetes or
poor glucose control and is the most common complication of diabetes
mellitus, affecting up to 62 percent of Americans with diabetes.
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy can manifest in a variety of ways, but
usually is characterized by burning, tingling, and numbing sensations in the
feet and later affecting the legs or hands.
Patients treated with Cymbalta reported a greater decrease in pain compared
to taking a placebo -- 58 percent of patients treated with the drug reported
at least a 30 percent sustained reduction in pain.
"With this new treatment we will hopefully be able to help relieve the pain
associated with this terrible disease," Dr. Lester M. Crawford, acting FDA
commissioner, said in a statement.
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