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Off-label Low-Dose Naltrexone Reduced Fibromyalgia Pain


 

FROM THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PAIN MEDICINE

Approximately 5% of U.S. women and 2% of men are thought to have fibromyalgia.

Dr. Younger reported having no financial disclosures. Funding for the study came primarily from the American Fibromyalgia Syndrome Association, with other support from Jim and Connie Binns, the Oxnard Foundation, the Chris Redlich Pain Research Endowment, and the Rosekran Pain Research Endowment.

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