Zelnorm (tegaserod) is now approved for idiopathic chronic constipation
October 2004
Zelnorm (tegaserod) is now approved for idiopathic chronic constipation.
This makes sense. Zelnorm stimulates GI motility.
It was initially approved for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)...only in women who primarily had constipation.
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