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Prenatal SSRI Exposure Linked to Functional Constipation in Offspring
FRIDAY, Dec. 13, 2024 – Prenatal exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) is associated with an increased risk of functional constipation developing in offspring, according to a...
5 Tips to a Healthy Tummy This Holiday Season
SATURDAY, Dec. 7, 2024 – It has happened to everyone during the holidays: Unable to resist the treats and feasts of the season, you overindulge and your gut revolts. Luckily, one expert has some...
Could Constipation Be a Risk to the Heart?
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024 – Constipation might increase a person’s risk of having a heart attack or stroke, particularly if they also have high blood pressure, a new study warns. People who are c...
Recommendations Issued for Managing Chronic Constipation
FRIDAY, Sept. 13, 2024 – Recommendations have been developed to address evaluation and management of chronic constipation, according to updated American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons...
Gut Bugs Could Play Role in Chronic Constipation
TUESDAY, Sept. 4, 2024 – An overgrowth of gut microorganisms that produce methane could be a cause of severe constipation in many people, a new review finds. These gut bugs belong to a class of...
'Staying Regular' Is Good for Good Health
TUESDAY, July 16, 2024 – Being regular is good for you, a new study shows. Predictable bowel movements could be tied to your long-term health, allowing your body to absorb essential nutrients...
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Approval of New Indication for Linzess (linaclotide) for the Treatment of Functional Constipation in Pediatric Patients Ages 6-17 Years-Old
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE) June 12, 2023 – Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IRWD), a GI-focused healthcare company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Vi-Jon, LLC Expands Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Magnesium Citrate Saline Laxative Oral Solution Lemon Flavor Due to Microbial Contamination
July 14, 2022 – Smyrna, TN, Vi-Jon, LLC is expanding its voluntary recall to include all lots of Magnesium Citrate Saline Laxative Oral Solution Lemon Flavor, 10 FL OZ (296 mL) within expiry to the c...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Vi-Jon, LLC Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of CVS Magnesium Citrate Saline Laxative Oral Solution Lemon Flavor Due to Microbial Contamination
June 21, 2022 - Smyrna, TN, Vi-Jon, LLC is voluntarily recalling 1 (one) lot of CVS Magnesium Citrate Saline Laxative Oral Solution Lemon Flavor, 10 FL OZ (296 mL) to the consumer level. Testing...
FDA Approves Pizensy (lactitol) for the Treatment of Chronic Idiopathic Constipation in Adults
Braintree, Mass. March 02, 2020 -- Sebela Pharmaceuticals announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Pizensy (lactitol) for oral solution for the once-daily ...
FDA Approves Motegrity (prucalopride) for Adults with Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC)
Cambridge, Mass. – December 17, 2018 – Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPG) has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Motegrity™ (prucalopride), a once-daily, oral trea...
Synergy Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Approval of Trulance (plecanatide) for the Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation (IBS-C) in Adults
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE) January 25, 2018 – Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Trulance (plecanatide) 3 mg tablet for the...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Liquid Drug Products Manufactured by PharmaTech and Distributed by Rugby Laboratories and Possibly Other Companies: FDA Advisory - Not to Use
ISSUE: FDA is advising health care professionals and patients not to use any liquid product manufactured by PharmaTech LLC, Davie, Florida, due to Burkholderia cepacia contamination and the potential...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Diocto Liquid and Diocto Syrup by Rugby Laboratories: Recall - Possible Product Contamination
[Posted 08/03/2017] ISSUE: Rugby Laboratories is voluntarily recalling all lots of Diocto Liquid and Diocto Syrup, (docusate sodium solutions) manufactured by PharmaTech, LLC due to a risk of...
FDA Approves Symproic (naldemedine) for the Treatment of Opioid-Induced Constipation
OSAKA, Japan and FLORHAM PARK, N.J. and STAMFORD, Conn., March 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ – Shionogi Inc. and Purdue Pharma L.P. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved...
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