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Study shows antidepressant drugs are largely ineffective for back and osteoarthritis pain – News-Medical.Net
Antidepressant drugs are largely ineffective for back and osteoarthritis pain, despite being widely used for these conditions, suggests a review of the evidence…
Antidepressant drugs are largely ineffective for back and osteoarthritis pain, despite being widely used for these conditions, suggests a review of the evidence published by The BMJ today.
The findings, based on moderate certainty evidence, show that for people with back pain the effects were too small to be worthwhile, but for osteoarthritis a small beneficial effect cannot be ruled out.
Most clinical practice guidelines recommend antidepressants for long term (chronic) back pain and hip and knee…
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