Cymbalta Receives European Approval for the Treatment of Generalised Anxiety Disorder

Cymbalta Receives European Approval for the Treatment of Generalised Anxiety Disorder INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eli Lilly and Co (NYSE: LLY) and Boehringer Ingelheim have announced that the European Commission has approved the use of Cymbalta(R) (duloxetine) for the treatment of Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD). This approval -- the fourth for duloxetine in Europe -- was issued on 28 July following an initial positive opinion issued by the European Medicines Agency's (EMEA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) on 26 June 2008. The approval is based upon the results of five clinical studies of GAD -- four double-blind short-term (acute) placebo-controlled studies and a placebo-controlled relapse prevention study -- involving more than 2,000 non-depressed adults with GAD. In each of the... [read full story]