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FDA advisers back Shire constipation drug

Shire’s constipation drug prucalopride is moving closer to market – advisers to the FDA have just unanimously backed it as a treatment for chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) in adults.

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Valeant constipation drug approved in US

Valeant and Progenics’ Relistor (methylnatrexone) opioid-induced constipation drug has been approved in pill form, potentially giving the companies a blockbuster gastrointestinal drug.