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alvimopan
what is 'alvimopan'?
Definition for Alvimopan
Alvimopan ( Entereg ) is a drug which behaves as a peripherally acting ?-opioid antagonist . With limited ability to cross the blood-brain barrier , many of the undesirable side-effects of the opioid agonists such as constipation are minimized without affecting analgesia or precipitating withdrawals .
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Alvimopan ( Entereg ) is a drug which behaves as a peripherally acting ?-opioid antagonist . With limited ability to cross the blood-brain barrier , many of the undesirable side-effects of the opioid agonists such as constipation are minimized without affecting analgesia or precipitating withdrawals . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Food and Drug Administration reviewed the safety and efficacy data for alvimopan and approved its use in May 2008. [ 3 ]
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Alvimopan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alvimopan (Entereg) is a drug which behaves as a peripherally acting ?-opioid antagonist. ... Alvimopan is indicated in patients to avoid postoperative ileus ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvimopan
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Alvimopan, for Postoperative Ileus Following Bowel Resection
Randomized BR patients received alvimopan 6 mg (n = 397), 12 mg (n = 413), or ... Inclusion criteria for phase III alvimopan efficacy trials have been reported ...
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Entereg New Drug Application
Entereg (alvimopan) is a new drug in development for the treatment of postoperative ileus. ... and Adolor Update Alvimopan (Entereg/Entrareg) Development ...
http://www.drugs.com/nda/entereg_080509.html
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Alvimopan. [Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2005] - PubMed Result
PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 18 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical ...
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Definition of alvimopan - National Cancer Institute Drug Dictionary
alvimopan ... Alvimopan is a selective and competitive antagonist at mu-opioid receptors, ... Alvimopan is approximately three to nine times more potent than ...
http://www.nci.nih.gov/Templates/drugdictionary.aspx?CdrID=453551
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eMedicine - Ileus : Article by Sandeep Mukherjee
After abdominal surgery, a normal physiological ileus occurs. ... Alvimopan is indicated to help prevent postoperative ileus following bowel resection. ...
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Entereg New Drug Application
Entereg information from Drugs.com, includes Entereg side effects, interactions and ... FDA Extends Review of NDA for Entereg (alvimopan) - February 11, 2008 ...
http://www.drugs.com/nda/entereg_070611.html
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Alvimopan* (ADL 8-2698) is a novel peripheral opioid antagonist.
Alvimopan (ADL 8-2698; Adolor Corporation, Exton, PA, USA) is a novel, ... Piperidines. Receptors, Opioid. alvimopan. PMID: 11755894 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] ...
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Entereg Restores Post-Operative Bowel Function - Medications ...
Drug information on prescription and over the counter medications includes drug ... May 21 (HealthDay News) ? Entereg (alvimopan) has been approved by the U.S. ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=89678
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Talk:Alvimopan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alvimopan is part of WikiProject Pharmacology, a project to improve all ... Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Alvimopan" ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Alvimopan
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Pharmacologic Management of Postoperative Ileus
Alvimopan is an intriguing mu-opioid receptor antagonist and the only selective ... Finally, the use of alvimopan appears to provide reduction in POI beyond what ...
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International Nonproprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Substances (INN)
Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with paragraph 7 of the Procedure for ... alvimopan. acide [[(2S)-2-[[(3R,4R)-4-(3-hydroxyphényl)-3,4-diméthylpipéridin ...
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Adolor and GlaxoSmithKline Announce FDA Approval of Entereg (alvimopan ...
Entereg (alvimopan) is used to treat Postoperative Ileus. ... GSK and Adolor Update Alvimopan (Entereg/Entrareg) Development Program - June 11, ...
http://www.drugs.com/newdrugs/adolor-glaxosmithkline-announc...
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Drugs A-Z List - E on RxList
Medications and prescription drug information for consumers and medical ... Entereg Capsules (Alvimopan Capsules) Entex La (Guaifenesin and Phenylephrine) ...
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Entereg New Drug Application
alvimopan Drug Information from Drugs.com. Entereg side effects, interactions, indications ... and Adolor Update Alvimopan (Entereg/Entrareg) Development ...
http://www.drugs.com/NDA/entereg_040628.html
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Mu-opioid antagonists for opioid-induced bowel dys...[Cochrane Database ...
PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 18 million citations from MEDLINE and ... Alvimopan, a peripherally acting mu ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18425947
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Adolor Corporation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... product candidates in development: Entereg (alvimopan) for the management of the ... Adolor and GlaxoSmithKline are collaborating in the worldwide development and ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolor_Corporation
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Entereg New Drug Application
Entereg information from Drugs.com, includes Entereg side effects, ... GSK and Adolor Update Alvimopan (Entereg/Entrareg) Development Program - June 11, ...
http://www.drugs.com/nda/entereg_061106.html
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Definition of alvocidib - National Cancer Institute Drug Dictionary
A synthetic N-methylpiperidinyl chlorophenyl flavone compound. ... ALVAC(2) melanoma multi-antigen therapeutic vaccine, ALVAC-hB7.1, alvimopan ...
http://www.nci.nih.gov/Templates/drugdictionary.aspx?cdrid=42068&page=1&print=1
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Treatment of opioid-induced gut dysfunction.
Opioid analgesics are the mainstay in the treatment of moderate-to-severe pain, ... Methylnaltrexone and alvimopan are new investigational drugs that selectively ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17243938
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Category:Opioid antagonists - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... A. Alvimopan. C. Cyprodime. D. Diprenorphine. M. Methylnaltrexone. N. Nalmefene. Nalorphine ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Opioid_antagonists
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Entereg
Information for Entereg on Drugs.com. May include images, ... FDA Accepts for Review Complete Response to Approvable Letter for Entereg (alvimopan) for POI ...
http://www.drugs.com/search.php?advanced=1&searchterm=Entere...
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Entereg New Drug Application
Entereg side effects, interactions, indications ... GSK and Adolor Update Alvimopan (Entereg/Entrareg) Development Program - June 11, ...
http://www.drugs.com/nda/entereg_050110.html
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Template:Opioids - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alvimopan ? Loperamide ? Picenadol. Open Chain. Opioids. Amidones ... 6?-Naltrexol ? Alvimopan ? Amiphenazole ? Binaltorphimine ? Clocinnamox ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Opioids
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Definition of altretamine - National Cancer Institute Drug Dictionary
A synthetic cytotoxic s-triazine derivative similar in structure to alkylating ... (2) melanoma multi-antigen therapeutic vaccine, ALVAC-hB7.1, alvimopan, alvocidib ...
http://www.nci.nih.gov/Templates/drugdictionary.aspx?cdrid=39475&page=1&print=1
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Entereg New Drug Application
Entereg information from Drugs.com, includes side effects, interactions, ... GSK and Adolor Update Alvimopan (Entereg/Entrareg) Development Program - June 11, ...
http://www.drugs.com/nda/entereg_050722.html
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Category:Opioids - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The following 195 pages are in this category, out of 259 total. ... Alvimopan. Anileridine. Apomorphine. Aurea Alexandrina. Azaprocin. Azidomorphine. B. BU-48 ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Opioids
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Entereg New Drug Application
Drug Information from Drugs.com. Entereg side effects, interactions, indications ... GSK and Adolor Update Alvimopan (Entereg/Entrareg) Development Program - June 11, ...
http://www.drugs.com/NDA/entereg_040601.html
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www.drugs.com/NDA/entereg_040908.html?printable=1
GSK and Adolor Update Alvimopan (Entereg/Entrareg) Development Program - June 11, ... FDA Issues Approvable Letter for Entereg (alvimopan) for POI - November 6, 2006 ...
http://www.drugs.com/NDA/entereg_040908.html?printable=1
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Category:Analgesics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The following 197 pages are in this category, out of ... Alvimopan. Amitriptyline. Amobarbital. Anileridine. Apomorphine. Aspergum. Azaprocin. Azidomorphine ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Analgesics
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New Drug Applications
New drug applications news from Drugs.com. Comprehensive and up-to-date drug news ... Adolor Provides Regulatory Update on Entereg (alvimopan) - May 9, 2008 ...
http://www.drugs.com/new-drug-applications.html?date_start=2007-12-03+07:50:41
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entereg drug information, entereg side effects
Adolor Provides Entereg(R) (Alvimopan) Hospital Registration Update ... Listing for Entereg (alvimopan) in FDA Approved Drug Therapies Archives from ...
http://www.drugs.com/drug/entereg/
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New Drug Approvals
New drug approvals news from Drugs.com. Comprehensive and up-to-date drug news for ... Adolor Provides Regulatory Update on Entereg (alvimopan) - May 9, 2008 ...
http://www.drugs.com/newdrugs.html
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Entereg Information from Drugs.com
Entereg (alvimopan) is used speed recovery of stomach and intestinal functions ... Generic Name: alvimopan (AL vi MOE pan) Brand Names: Entereg. What is Entereg? ...
http://www.drugs.com/entereg.html
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Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals Archive May 2008
Drugs.com new drug approvals archive. Comprehensive drug news for both ... Entereg (alvimopan) is a peripherally-acting mu opioid receptor antagonist used ...
http://www.drugs.com/newdrugs-archive/May-2008.html
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Entereg Drug Interactions - Drugs.com
Entereg Drug Interactions. Drug-drug and drug-food interactions for Entereg ... Entereg (alvimopan) is known to interact with the following drugs: ...
http://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/entereg_d07141.html
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Morphine-6-glucuronide - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alvimopan ? Loperamide ? Picenadol. Open Chain. Opioids. Amidones ... 6?-Naltrexol ? Alvimopan ? Amiphenazole ? Binaltorphimine ? Clocinnamox ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morphine-6-glucuronide
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Drugs.com - New Drug Applications Archive January 2008
Drugs.com new drug applications archive. Comprehensive drug news for both ... Committee Meeting for Entereg (alvimopan) for the Management of Postoperative ...
http://www.drugs.com/new-drug-applications-archive/January-2008.html
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Gastrointestinal Disorders Medications | Drugs.com
Compare Gastrointestinal Disorders medications. Comprehensive Gastrointestinal Disorders drug options for consumers and ... name: alvimopan class: peripheral ...
http://www.drugs.com/condition/gastrointestinal-surgery.html
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Metazocine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alvimopan ? Loperamide ? Picenadol. Open Chain. Opioids. Amidones ... 6?-Naltrexol ? Alvimopan ? Amiphenazole ? Binaltorphimine ? Clocinnamox ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metazocine
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Entereg facts and comparsions at Drugs.com
All about Entereg. View complete and up to date Entereg information - part of the Drugs.com ... Generic Name: Alvimopan (AL-vi-MOE-pan) Brand Name: Entereg ...
http://www.drugs.com/cdi/entereg.html
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Definition of amantadine hydrochloride - National Cancer Institute Drug ...
Virtual and Standard Colonoscopy Both Accurate. NCI Responds to Hurricanes ... (2) melanoma multi-antigen therapeutic vaccine, ALVAC-hB7.1, alvimopan, alvocidib ...
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/Templates/drugdictionary.aspx?CdrID=471831
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Phenoperidine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alvimopan ? Loperamide ? Picenadol. Open Chain. Opioids. Amidones ... 6?-Naltrexol ? Alvimopan ? Amiphenazole ? Binaltorphimine ? Clocinnamox ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenoperidine
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Al - Am index - Drugs.com
Alumina and Magnesium Carbonate or Alumina, Magnesium Trisilicate, ... alvimopan. Alvimopan. amantadine. Amantadine. Amantadine Syrup. Amantadine. Amantadine ...
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Entereg Capsules (Alvimopan Capsules) drug description - FDA approved ...
Find Entereg Capsules (Alvimopan Capsules) medication description and FDA approved drug information including side effects, interactions and patient labeling.
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Drugs.com - New Drug Applications Archive November 2006
Drugs.com new drug applications archive. Comprehensive drug news ... FDA Issues Approvable Letter for Entereg (alvimopan) for POI. November 7. Cephalon Inc. ...
http://www.drugs.com/new-drug-applications-archive/November-2006.html
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Etonitazene - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alvimopan ? Loperamide ? Picenadol. Open Chain. Opioids. Amidones ... 6?-Naltrexol ? Alvimopan ? Amiphenazole ? Binaltorphimine ? Clocinnamox ...
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Oxymorphazone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alvimopan ? Loperamide ? Picenadol. Open Chain. Opioids. Amidones ... 6?-Naltrexol ? Alvimopan ? Amiphenazole ? Binaltorphimine ? Clocinnamox ...
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