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Adverse Drug Reactions
Microbia and Forest Laboratories Announce Preliminary Results of Linaclotide Phase 2b Studies
March 21st, 2008
Microbia, Inc. and Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:FRX) announced positive top-line results from two Phase 2b randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies assessing the safety, therapeutic effect, and dose response of four different once-daily doses of linaclotide: 75 mcg, 150 mcg, 300 mcg, and 600 mcg. The first study examined the effects of linaclotide in patients with chronic constipation (CC), while the second study examined its effects in patients with irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C). Preliminary analysis of the CC study data and an interim analysis of the IBS-C study data indicate that each study met its primary endpoint. In the...
Source: Health Business Week (2008-03-21)
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