Is there a place for duloxetine?
Duloxetine, a combined serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, is licensed in the UK under two brand names for a total of three different indications. It is available as Cymbalta (jointly promoted by Boehringer Ingelheim and Lilly) for the treatment of patients with major depression, or with diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain; and as Yentreve (Lilly) for the treatment of women with "moderate to severe" stress urinary incontinence. Here we consider whether duloxetine has a role in the treatment of patients with any of these conditions.
D018759:Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000188:drug therapy; D016527:Drug Costs; D004347:Drug Interactions; D000068736:Duloxetine Hydrochloride; D006801:Humans; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013876:Thiophenes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000188:drug therapy*
D018759:Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors; D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D000068736:Duloxetine Hydrochloride; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors; D013876:Thiophenes