GI Motility - Anti Motility Agents

Question 1

Which are the anti-motility agents?

Answer 1

• Alosetron (Lotronex)

Question 2

What is Alosetron used for?

Answer 2

For treating women with irritable bowel syndrome with predominant diarrhea

Question 3

What is the black box warning on Alosetron?

Answer 3

Only physicians who have enrolled in Glaxo Smith Kline’s prescribing programs should prescribe Alosetron

Question 4

What patients should not receive Alosetron?

Answer 4

Those with constipation, diverticular disease, ulcerative colitis, or Crohn’s disease