Inventors:
Jeffrey Johnston - Boston MA, US
Angelika Fretzen - Somerville MA, US
Steven Witowski - Melrose MA, US
Alfredo Grossi - Somerville MA, US
Hong Zhao - Lexington MA, US
Bernard Joseph Lavins - Lexington MA, US
Mahendra Dedhiya - Pomona NY, US
Harvey Schneier - New York NY, US
Assignee:
Forest Laboratories Holdings Limited - Hamilton
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals ,Inc. - Cambridge MA
International Classification:
A61K 38/12, A61P 1/00
Abstract:
The invention provides methods for treating a patient with chronic constipation by administering a therapeutically effective dose of linaclotide.