A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis on the Efficacy of Medications in the Treatment of Chronic Idiopathic Constipation in Japan

CONCLUSION: Our direct and indirect meta-analyses revealed that the new CIC medications available in Japan have equal efficacy but that elobixibat and lubiprostone are highly likely to be more efficacious.PMID:34887919 | PMC:PMC8651382 | DOI:10.1155/2021/5534687

Source: Gastroenterology Research and Practice - December 10, 2021 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Atsushi Nakajima Ayako Shoji Kinya Kokubo Ataru Igarashi Source Type: research