• Expert Opin Emerg Drugs · Mar 2008

    Review

    Emerging therapies for fibromyalgia.

    • Jacob N Ablin and Dan Buskila.
    • Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Rheumatology Institute, Tel Aviv, Israel.
    • Expert Opin Emerg Drugs. 2008 Mar 1; 13 (1): 53-62.

    BackgroundFibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a disorder characterized by widespread pain, tenderness, and fatigue. High prevalence marks the syndrome which is considered to reflect altered central pain processing. Fibromyalgia syndrome runs a chronic, non-progressive course, extracting high price owing to impaired quality of life, restricted vocational capacity, and increased health care utilization.ObjectiveTo review current and emerging trends in the treatment of FMS.MethodsA rigorous search of published literature, abstract presentations, and industry provided data was performed.Results/ConclusionThe recent FDA approval of pregabalin as a first specific medication for FMS may herald a new era for the development of medications with higher specificity and efficacy for this hitherto frustrating condition.

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