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Table 2 Painkillers and sleeping pills used by patients with fibromyalgia

From: Treatment data from the Brazilian fibromyalgia registry (EpiFibro)

Therapeutic modalities

n

(%)*

NSAIDs

204

(45.4)

Analgesics

164

(36.5)

Benzodiazepines

73

(16.3)

Other antidepressants

31

(6.9)

Topiramate

16

(3.6)

Carbamazepine

12

(2.7)

Opioids

4

(0.9)

Zolpidem

4

(0.9)

Pramipraxole

2

(0.4)

  1. NSAIDs nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; *: percentage over the total of 449 patients using any off-label medication