Monthly Archives: May 2008

Mayo-Led Study of Treatment for Severe Chronic Constipation

Michael Camilleri, M.D., a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist, led a study of prucalopride as a treatment for severe chronic constipation. The study, results of which were published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that prucalopride appears to offer significant relief to patients with severe chronic constipation while minimizing the likelihood of cardiac-related [...]