It was announced today Lyrica has failed in it's attempts to treat pain associated with nerve-damage in diabetes patients. Lyrica is used to treat similar pain in people suffering from fibromyalgia, shingles, seizures & a few other ailments.
The study ended when the drug failed to treat the pain. There was a similar study dealing with HIV & nerve pain. It was ended as well when the study showed no difference between the effects of the drug & a placebo.
This isn't great news. Some will count this as a failure, but they shouldn't. While it's true Lyrica did not meet the needs of the diabetics or HIV patients, it did provide us with more information. Treating HIV is a puzzle with a ton of missing pieces. Each piece we can fill in because of a success or a failure gives a better idea of what we are actually looking at. Eventually, we will have enough info to fill in all the pieces & solve the puzzle. On to the next piece...
Cya...
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