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Opioid Pain Medication - Constipation - New Drug

Reading in the Fall 2008 'CURE' magazine that 'Relistor' (methylnalterxone) is FDA approved this year especially for opioid induced constipation.  It helps to prevent the opioid from affecting the gut by blocking the receptors there.  Very cool.  Ask your doc about it if you are taking such drugs (which include Morphine, Fentanyl, Dilaudid, etc.).
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315 tn?1230998574
Thanks for the info.  I'm on opiods and sometimes have bad constipation...~~~Joanne
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523728 tn?1264621521
Cool, definitely useful info.
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