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... PharmaLive: Study Finds Cymbalta Was As Safe And Well-Tolerated As Routine Drug Treatments For Diabetic Nerve Pain REGISTERED USERS TRIAL RESULTS Study Finds Cymbalta Was As Safe And Well-Tolerated As Routine Drug Treatments For Diabetic Nerve Pain Cymbalta Patients Functioned As Well As Those Switching Or Adding Therapies INDIANAPOLIS, February 14, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - A long-term study of more than 200 patients found that Cymbalta (duloxetine HCl) is as safe and well- tolerated as current routine care that uses one or more medications for the management of pain caused by diabetic nerve damage.

Study findings also show that Cymbalta did not adversely affect the progression of diabetes or many of the complications associated with the illness, such as damage to the nerves, kidneys and eyes.

The findings, published in the current issue of the Journal of Palliative Medicine, "suggest that with Cymbalta, clinicians can expect a similar level of quality of life without compromising safety or tolerability," explained Dr.

Tim Smith, a study author and clinical instructor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine.

The 52-week study compared Cymbalta, a non-narcotic prescription medication for the management of diabetic nerve pain, to routine care, defined as therapies that the investigator and the patient believed permitted the optimal benefit to the patient, such as anticonvulsants and antidepressants.

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