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Health Canada approved the drug in 2015. [6] Lubiprostone received approval from the Food and Drug Administration in 2008, to treat irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C), [7] and in 2013, for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation in adults with chronic noncancer pain. [4] It is available as a generic medication. [8]
Naldemedine, sold under the brand name Symproic in the US and Rizmoic in the European Union, is a medication that is used for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation in adults who have previously been treated with a laxative in the European Union, or to treat opioid induced constipation in adults with chronic non-cancer pain in the US.
In the European Economic Area, prucalopride was originally approved for the symptomatic treatment of chronic constipation in women in whom laxatives fail to provide adequate relief. [29] Subsequently, it has been approved by the European Commission for use in adults – that is, including male patients – for the same indication. [32]
Plecanatide, sold under the brand name Trulance, is a medication for the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) [4] and irritable bowel syndrome with constipation. [5] It is available in India under the brand name Plectide (OQM Div, MSN Laboratories, India). Plecanatide is an agonist of guanylate cyclase-C.
Chronic constipation may be a sign of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); a gastroenterologist can recommend both lifestyle changes and medications to help.
2. Try a laxative. An osmotic (better known as a laxative) is a type of medication that draws water into your bowel to unblock you. Polyethylene glycol and bisacodyl are popular options.Again ...
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