A patient comes to the clinic complaining of low back pain radiating down the left leg. After diagnostic studies rule out any pathology, the physician orders a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI). Which medication does the nurse anticipate educating the patient about?

A patient comes to the clinic complaining of low back pain radiating down the left leg. After diagnostic studies rule out any pathology, the physician orders a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI). Which medication does the nurse anticipate educating the patient about?


a) Cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril)
b) Amitriptyline (Elavil)
c) Duloxetine (Cymbalta)
d) Gabapentin (Neurontin)


Answer: c) Duloxetine (Cymbalta) 


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