Expert opinion on emerging drugs
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Fibromyalgia 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. ⋯ The 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.