Chronic constipation

Active Ingredient: Prucalopride

Indication for Prucalopride

Population group: women, only elderly (65 years old or older)

Prucalopride is indicated for symptomatic treatment of chronic constipation in adults in whom laxatives fail to provide adequate relief.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:

1-2 mg once daily

Route of admnistration

Oral

Defined daily dose

1 - 2 mg

Dosage regimen

From 1 To 2 mg once every day

Loading dose

1 mg

Detailed description

Start with 1 mg once daily; if needed the dose can be increased to 2 mg once daily.

Active ingredient

Prucalopride

Prucalopride is a dihydrobenzofurancarboxamide with gastrointestinal prokinetic activities. Prucalopride is a selective, high affinity serotonin (5-HT4) receptor agonist, which is likely to explain its prokinetic effects.

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