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UPDATE 1-Salix's constipation drug gets approval for expanded use
2014-09-30 04:30:30| Biotech - Topix.net
The injection, Relistor, has now been approved for use in patients on opioids for chronic pain unrelated to cancer, the company said on Monday. Relistor was first approved in 2008 to treat opioid-induced constipation in severely ill patients who did not respond to laxatives.
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