Fibromyalgia Drugs: Successes or Failures?
In the pharmaceutical industry, they’re known as “blockbuster drugs” – medications that generate billions of dollars in sales and profits for drug makers. Cymbalta, Lyrica…
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Researcher: More Medical Marijuana Studies Needed
An online survey of fibromyalgia patients that found broad support for medical marijuana is further evidence of the potential for cannabis as a treatment for…
The End of an Era in Fibromyalgia
There are two important messages that can be drawn from a new survey of fibromyalgia sufferers by the National Pain Foundation and National Pain Report:…
Marijuana Rated Most Effective for Treating Fibromyalgia
Medical marijuana is far more effective at treating symptoms of fibromyalgia than any of the three prescription drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration…
FDA Hears From Fibromyalgia Patients
Dozens of fibromyalgia sufferers -– some of them in tears -– told a Food and Drug Administration panel today that many of the drugs and…
Fibromyalgia Patients: Tell Us What We Should Know
The National Pain Foundation (NPF) has announced it is conducting an online survey asking fibromyalgia patients about the quality of their treatment and whether the…
Drugs for Fibromyalgia: How Good Are They?
Most fibromyalgia sufferers will at some stage be offered a prescription for one or more of the officially approved drugs – Lyrica, Cymbalta, and Savella.…