Friday 26 June 2015

Fixed-dose subcutaneous methylnaltrexone in patients with advanced illness and opioid-induced constipation: results of a randomized, placebo-controlled study and open-label extension

Journal of palliative medicine, Jul 2015, vol. 18, no. 7, p. 593-600 
Bull, Janet, Wellman, Charles V, Israel, Robert J, Barrett, Andrew C, Paterson, Craig, Forbes, William P

The study objective was to assess safety and efficacy of fixed-dose MNTX in two phase 4 trials. The authors report that fixed-dose MNTX administered in the RCT and in a follow-up open label extension study demonstrated robust efficacy and was well tolerated in treating OIC in patients with advanced illness.