Table 3.
Study withdrawal with duloxetine 60/120 mg and placebo in four painful conditions
Condition | Placebo | Duloxetine | ||||
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Number of | Percent withdrawals due to | Percent withdrawals due to | ||||
Trials | Patients | Adverse events | Lack of efficacy | Adverse events | Lack of efficacy | |
Osteoarthritis | 3 | 1011 | 7.3 | 3.2 | 15.7 | 1.0 |
Fibromyalgia | 4 | 1332 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 18.4 | 5.5 |
Chronic low back pain | 3 | 982 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 16.7 | 1.9 |
Painful diabetic neuropathy | 3 | 1024 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 13.6 | 1.0 |