Cymbalta and Reclast

• Generic Name: duloxetine
• Dosage Forms: capsule, delayed release
• Other Brand Names: Cymbalta, Irenka, Drizalma Sprinkle

Cymbalta (duloxetine) is a selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor antidepressant (SSNRI). Duloxetine affects chemicals in the brain that may be unbalanced in people with depression.

Cymbalta is used to treat major depressive disorder in adults. It is also used to treat general anxiety disorder in adults and children who are at least 7 years old.

Cymbalta is also used in adults to treat fibromyalgia (a chronic pain disorder), or chronic muscle or joint pain (such as low back pain and osteoarthritis pain).

Cymbalta is also used to treat pain caused by nerve damage in adults with diabetes (diabetic neuropathy).

• Generic Name: zoledronic acid
• Dosage Forms: injection, solution
• Other Brand Names: Reclast, Zometa, Aclasta, Zometa Concentrate

Reclast (zoledronic acid) (sometimes called zoledronate) is a bisphosphonate medicine that alters bone formation and breakdown in the body. This can slow bone loss and may help prevent bone fractures.

Reclast is used to treat or prevent osteoporosis caused by menopause, steroid use, or gonadal failure. This medicine is for use when you have a high risk of bone fracture due to osteoporosis.

Reclast is also used to increase bone mass in men who have osteoporosis, and to treat Paget's disease of bone in men and women.

Zometa is another brand of zoledronic acid used to treat high blood levels of calcium caused by cancer and multiple myeloma.

You should not use Reclast and Zometa at the same time.