FDA accepts Ironwood drug application

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Forest Laboratories Inc. said the Food and Drug Administration has accepted for review their new drug application for linaclotide for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) and chronic constipation (CC). With a standard 10-month review, a target action date of June 2012 is expected.

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