Tuesday 16 October 2012

FDA advisers back NPS's drug for short bowel syndrome

(Reuters) - U.S. drug advisers on Tuesday backed a drug to treat a rare and serious bowel disorder for which there is no long-term treatment available in the United States. A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration agreed that NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc had demonstrated that the drug is safe and improves intestinal absorption of fluid and nutrients in the intestines of adults with short bowel syndrome. The FDA usually follows the advice of expert panels. The drug, called teduglutide, is one of NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc's lead drugs. ... via Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News Read More Here..

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