Shionogi Submits New Drug Applications In Japan And The U.S. For Naldemedine For The Treatment Of Opioid-Induced Constipation

OSAKA, Japan and FLORHAM PARK, N.J., March 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Shionogi today announced that the company submitted New Drug Applications (NDAs) in Japan and the U.S. for a once-daily, oral 0.2 mg tablet of naldemedine, for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation (OIC). In Japan, the proposed indication is for the treatment of OIC in adult patients. In the U.S., the proposed indication is for the treatment of OIC in adult patients with chronic non-cancer pain.

Naldemedine is an investigational peripherally-acting mu-opioid receptor antagonist (PAMORA) being studied for the treatment of OIC. OIC is characterized by any of the following: reduced bowel movement frequency, development or worsening of straining to pass bowel movements, a sense of incomplete rectal evacuation, or harder stool consistency after initiating opioid therapy.¹

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Shionogi & Co., Ltd., is a Japanese pharmaceutical company with a 138-year history discovering and developing innovative therapies. Shionogi Inc., the U.S. based subsidiary of Shionogi & Co., Ltd., continues this focus on the development and commercialization of high quality medicines that protect the health and well-being of the patients we serve. The company currently markets products in several therapeutic areas including women's health, anti-infectives, pain and cardiovascular diseases. Our pipeline is focused on infectious disease, pain, CNS, and oncology. For more details, visit www.shionogi.com. For more information on Shionogi & Co., Ltd., visit www.shionogi.co.jp/en

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¹ Camilleri. M, Drossman D.A., Becker G.,Webster L.R., Davies A.N., Mawe G.M. Emerging treatments in neurogastroenterology: a multidisciplinary working group consensus statement on opioid-induced constipation. Neurogastroenterology Motil. 2014. 26, 1386-1395

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