American Gastroenterological Association Institute Technical Review on the pharmacological management of irritable bowel syndrome

L Chang, A Lembo, S Sultan - Gastroenterology, 2014 - gastrojournal.org
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic functional gastrointestinal disorder characterized
by abdominal pain and/or discomfort associated with altered defecation. 1 Other common …

Lubiprostone: pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, safety and regulatory aspects in the treatment of constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome

E Raschi, F De Ponti - Expert opinion on drug metabolism & …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Lubiprostone acts locally (apical membrane of human intestinal epithelial cells)
as a highly selective type-2 chloride channel activator. It was approved in the USA for …

Existing FDA pathways have potential to ensure early access to, and appropriate use of, specialty drugs

AS Kesselheim, YT Tan, JJ Darrow, J Avorn - Health Affairs, 2014 - healthaffairs.org
Specialty drugs are notable among prescription drugs in that they offer the possibility of
substantial clinical improvement, come with important risks of adverse events and mortality …

Ramosetron in irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea: new hope or the same old story?

M Grover, M Camilleri - Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2014 - cghjournal.org
Over the past decade, a greater understanding of the pathophysiology of diarrhea-
predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) has resulted in exploration of newer treatment …