Lubiprostone (rINN marketed under the trade name Amitiza) is a medication used in the management of chronic idiopathic constipation predominantly irritable bowel syndrome-associated constipation in women and opioid-induced constipation. It was initially approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2006.
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