Title: Naproxen plus adjunct diazepam or placebo for low back pain<br/>Author: Michelle Hines<br/><a href='mailto:1429'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p>
The addition of diazepam to naproxen for patients with acute, nontraumatic, nonradicular lower back pain did not improve pain or functional outcomes at 1 week or 3 months after ED discharge compared to placebo.</p>
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Citation: Friedman BW, Irizarry E, Solorzano C, et al. Diazepam is no better than placebo when added to naproxen for acute low back pain. <em>Ann Emerg Med</em> 2017. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28187918">PMID 28187918</a></p>
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