INFORMATION FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

Consider Savella for your patients with fibromyalgia.

Fibromyalgia is a prevalent, multi-symptom condition, affecting 2%-4% of the US population. You can offer your patients Savella—a proven effective treatment for the management of fibromyalgia.1, 2

Savella relieves symptoms of fibromyalgia.1

Delivers simultaneous improvements on 3 measures of fibromyalgia1

  • Pain reduction
  • Improvement in patient global fibromyalgia assessment
  • Improvement in physical function

Decrease in pain as early as week 1 of treatment with a stable dose in some patients who reported global improvement1

  • Primary endpoint was assessed at week 15.

Low potential for pharmacokinetic drug-drug interactions1

  • Clinically important pharmacodynamic interactions may occur with MAOIs, serotonergic drugs (including other SSRIs, SNRIs, lithium, tryptophan, antipsychotics, and dopamine antagonists), triptans, catecholamines (epinephrine and norepinephrine), CNS-active drugs (including clomipramine), and select cardiovascular agents (IV digoxin and clonidine).

A dual reuptake inhibitor that blocks the reuptake of norepinephrine over serotonin with approximately 3 times greater potency in vitro1

  • The clinical significance of in vitro data is unknown.

Savella is widely available on managed care formularies.3

Savella (milnacipran HCl) is indicated for the management of fibromyalgia. Savella is not approved for use in pediatric patients.

ISI

Please also see Full Prescribing Information.

References
  1. Crofford L. American College of Rheumatology. Fibromyalgia. Updated: February 2012. Available at: http://www.rheumatology.org/practice/clinical/patients/diseases_and_conditions/fibromyalgia.asp. Accessed March 8, 2012.
  2. Savella (milnacipran HCl) [package insert]. St. Louis, MO: Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  3. MediMedia Database as of 1/1/2012 for Savella—Plan List: All Plans; Org Type: Employer,HMO, Insurer, Medical Group, PPO, POS – By % of lives (Total Lives: 185,812,771); includes T2 and T3.
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