Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
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Aliment. Pharmacol. Ther. · Oct 2014
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyRandomised clinical trial: the long-term safety and tolerability of naloxegol in patients with pain and opioid-induced constipation.
Opioid-induced constipation (OIC) is a common adverse effect of opioid therapy. ⋯ In patients with noncancer pain and opioid-induced constipation, naloxegol 25 mg/day up to 52 weeks was generally safe and well tolerated.