SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS TO PRESENT NEW ANALYSES OF TRULANCE® (PLECANATIDE) AT THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY (ACG) ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING
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OCTOBER 01, 2018
New analyses further reinforce effectiveness and safety in important subpopulations of adults with CIC or IBS-C
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: SGYP), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel gastrointestinal (GI) therapies, today announced that two posters will be presented at the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Annual Scientific Meeting, October 5-10, 2018, in Philadelphia, PA.
Presentations include a poster detailing outcomes from a large post-hoc analysis evaluating the safety and tolerability of TRULANCE® (plecanatide) in chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) and irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) in patients aged 65 and older compared to those in a younger cohort (≥18 to <65).
Synergy will also present data from a post-hoc analysis which evaluated the efficacy and safety of TRULANCE therapy when given in combination with acid suppression medications.
The findings will be presented via poster presentations as follows:
Evaluation of the Safety and Tolerability of Plecanatide in CIC and IBS-C Patients Aged 65 and Older (P0335),
to be presentedon Sunday, October 7, 2018 from 5:15 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. ET, by Stacy B. Menees, M.D., M.S., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Acid Suppression Therapy Does Not Affect the Efficacy of Plecanatide: A Patient-Level Pooled Analysis of Two Large Randomized Controlled Trials (P1222), to be presented on Monday, October 8, 2018, 1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. ET, by Baharak Moshiree, M.D., FACG, Professor of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC
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