Multiple Clinical Trial Analysis Shows Duloxetine Reduces Stress Urinary Incontinence Episodes and Improves Quality of Life for
June 29 2004 - 3:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Multiple Clinical Trial Analysis Shows Duloxetine Reduces Stress
Urinary Incontinence Episodes and Improves Quality of Life for
Women MONTE CARLO, Monaco, June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Data
presented today at the 3rd International Consultation on
Incontinence, provide evidence for the efficacy of duloxetine, an
investigational agent for the treatment of women with stress
urinary incontinence (SUI). Stress urinary incontinence is an
embarrassing and bothersome medical condition, which affects nearly
15 million adult women in the United States(1,2,3) and can have a
significant impact on quality of life. Results from a worldwide,
four-study meta- analysis, comparing the efficacy of duloxetine and
placebo in more than 1,900 women, demonstrated a statistically
significant improvement after 12 weeks, compared to placebo (p