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New drug eases severe constipation (Reuters)

                   
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May 28, 2008
        
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New drug eases severe constipation By Gene Emery - The drug prucalopride, which Belgium-based Movetis NV plans to market in Europe under the brand name Resolor, could help many of the 11 million people in Europe and 25 million worldwide suffering from chronic constipation. "All in all,... [read full story]                    

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Two Drugs Show Promise Against Severe Constipation (HealthDay)

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A new medication appears to offer significant relief to patients with severe chronic constipation while minimizing the likelihood of cardiac-related side effects, according to results of a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.The trial involved 38 medical centers and...

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Prucalopride Safely Improves Symptoms of Chronic Constipation (Interview with Michael Camilleri, MD)

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May 29, 2008
        

Prucalopride, a selective 5-hydroxytryptamine type 4 receptor agonist, safely and effectively increases bowel movement frequency in adults with chronic constipation, according to a clinical trial in the New England Journal of Medicine. Here are some recommendations for the use of endoscopy from...

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New Drug Improves Symptoms of Chronic Constipation (Interview with Michael Camilleri, MD)

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May 29, 2008
        

The experimental drug prucalopride, which increases movement in the colon, safely and effectively improves the symptoms of chronic constipation, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Here are some facts about constipation: • The term refers to several symptoms,...

                   

Drugs Ease Hard-To-Treat Constipation

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May 29, 2008
        

Results Of Resolor Study Are Positive; Relistor Helps Opioid Constipation FDA OKs New Crohn's Disease Drug Cimzia Crohn's Disease: Immune Therapy First? FDA OKs Tysabri for Crohn's Disease (WebMD) Results only now reported from a 12-week clinical trial that ended nine years ago suggest that a new...

                   

New drug may ease severe constipation

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May 29, 2008
        

An experimental once-a-day pill offered relief to nearly half the people with severe, long-term constipation, researchers reported on Wednesday. ... Once-a-day pill helps people with long-term condition, researchers report BOSTON - The drug prucalopride, which...

Drug wards off opioid-related constipation

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May 29, 2008
        

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - One of the side effects of potent opioid painkillers such as morphine is constipation, but a new study finds this can be prevented with a drug called methylnaltrexone. Opioids inhibit normal bowel activity that propels intestinal contents through the digestive tract,...

                   

Drugs Ease Hard-to-Treat Constipation

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May 29, 2008
        

Results of Resolor Study Are Positive; Relistor Helps Opioid Constipation Meanwhile, promising findings suggest that a new form of naltrexone, a drug used to block the narcotic effects of opioids in addicts, may relieve the terrible constipation that afflicts patients who need opioids to control...

                   

Two Drugs Show Promise Against Severe Constipation (HealthDay)

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May 29, 2008
        

WEDNESDAY, May 28 (HealthDay News) -- Almost 15 percent of Americans are constipated at any given time, said Dr. Michael Camilleri, lead author of one of two reports in the May 29 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. "A minority of people have constipation because the nerves are not...