Here’s what you should know:
1. Researchers conducted two studies evaluating approximately 2,500 irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea patients. Around 36 percent of those patients used loperamide in the 12 months prior.
2. Viberzi safely and effectively treated IBS-D symptoms, including abdominal pain and diarrhea, in patients who used loperamide.
3. The analysis also demonstrated the safety and efficacy of Viberzi in patients who used loperamide rescue medication.
4. Allergan Chief Research and Development Officer David Nicholson, PhD, said in a release, “These results continue to build on the robust clinical profile that has already been established, and further underscores Viberzi as a safe and effective treatment option for patients suffering from inadequate symptom control associated with a commonly used treatment for IBS-D.”
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