Drug No Better Than Placebo For Lower Back, Leg Pain

By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Living
Wed, 03/22/2017 - 2:00pm

WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- The widely prescribed pain drug pregabalin (brand name: Lyrica) may be no better than a placebo when it comes to treating the back and leg pain known as sciatica, a new clinical trial…

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