A Randomized Study of Lubiprostone for Opioid‐Induced Constipation in Patients with Chronic Noncancer Pain

Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of oral lubiprostone for relieving symptoms of opioid‐induced constipation (OIC) in patients with chronic noncancer pain. Design Prospective, randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial. Setting Seventy‐nine US and Canadian centers. Subjects Patie...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) Mass.), 2014-11, Vol.15 (11), p.1825-1834
Hauptverfasser: Cryer, Byron, Katz, Seymour, Vallejo, Ricardo, Popescu, Anca, Ueno, Ryuji
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Zusammenfassung:Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of oral lubiprostone for relieving symptoms of opioid‐induced constipation (OIC) in patients with chronic noncancer pain. Design Prospective, randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial. Setting Seventy‐nine US and Canadian centers. Subjects Patients aged ≥18 years with OIC, defined as
ISSN:1526-2375
1526-4637
DOI:10.1111/pme.12437