Adhd Meds Causing Constipation
Seriously ill patients who take opioid pain medications often face constipation. But the drug methylnaltrexone appears to provide relief from this problem. In two recent clinical trials more than half of the patients who took the medication were able to have a bowel movement within four hours.
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