The FDA has announced that it has approved a new drug to treat chronic idiopathic constipation and to treat irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) in adults.

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The two companies have moved linaclotide into late-stage testing in 2, 500 patients with IBS and chronic constipation.

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It could catapult past the billion-dollar mark by the aiding millions of people with the indigestion, constipation, stomach pain and other severe symptoms known by the catchall term "irritable bowel syndrome" (ibs).

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Chemotherapy, radiation and drug therapies often leave patients with nausea, diarrhea, constipation, mouth sores, taste alterations and unintentional weight loss.

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"This study provides further evidence that Zelnorm is a safe and effective treatment for IBS patients, who suffer with abdominal pain, bloating and constipation, " said John F.

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