The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1535
December 4, 2017
Naldemedine (Symproic) for Opioid-Induced Constipation
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Naldemedine (Symproic) for Opioid-Induced Constipation
December 4, 2017 (Issue: 1535)
The FDA has approved the opioid receptor antagonist
naldemedine (Symproic – Shionogi) for treatment
of opioid-induced constipation (OIC) in adults with
chronic noncancer pain. Naldemedine is the third oral
peripherally-acting mu-opioid receptor...more
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