Linzess (linaclotide), a medication for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with constipation or chronic idiopathic constipation is now available in American pharmacies, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Forest Laboratories Inc announced. The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) recently approved the once-daily oral capsule, Linzess, for adults of either sex who suffer from IBS-C (IBS with constipation) or CIC (chronic idiopathic constipation). Linaclotide is the only FDA-approved GC-C (guanylate cyclase-C) agonist that acts locally in the gut...
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