The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1519
ISSUE1519
April 24, 2017
Plecanatide (Trulance) for Chronic Idiopathic Constipation
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Plecanatide (Trulance) for Chronic Idiopathic Constipation
April 24, 2017 (Issue: 1519)
The FDA has approved plecanatide (Trulance –
Synergy), a guanylate cyclase-C receptor agonist,
for treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC)
in adults. Linaclotide (Linzess), another guanylate
cyclase-C receptor agonist, and...more
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