Patient information about Zelnorm the New IBS Drug

From: Browkenwing (browkenwing@msn.com)
Thu Oct 10 17:11:14 2002


At Thu, 3 Oct 2002, Browkenwing wrote: >
>Please scroll down to WHO SHOULD NOT TAKE ZELNORM !!!
>
>Information for the Patient
>
>Zelnorm™
>
>(tegaserod maleate)
>
>Tablets
>
>(pronounced ZEL-norm, te-gas-a-rod mal- -ate)
>
>Rx only
>
>Read this information carefully before you start taking Zelnorm™
>(ZEL-norm). Read the
>
>information you get each time you get more Zelnorm. There may be new
>information. This
>
>information does not take the place of talking to your doctor about your
>medical condition or
>
>treatment.
>
>For more info go to http://www.zelnorm.com
>
>What is Zelnorm?
>
>Zelnorm is a medicine for the short-term treatment of women who have
>irritable bowel
>
>syndrome (IBS) with constipation (not enough or hard bowel movements) as
>their main bowel
>
>problem. Women with this medical condition suffer from abdominal
>(stomach) pain or
>
>discomfort, bloating, and constipation. Zelnorm does not work for all
>women that use it.
>
>Zelnorm has not been shown to work in men with IBS.
>
>Zelnorm increases the movement of stools (bowel movement) through the
>bowels.
>
>Zelnorm does not cure IBS. For those who are helped, Zelnorm reduces
>pain and discomfort in
>
>the abdominal area, bloating, and constipation. If you stop taking
>Zelnorm, your IBS
>
>symptoms may return within 1 or 2 weeks.
>
>Who should not take Zelnorm?
>
>You should not start taking Zelnorm if:
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>• You now have diarrhea or have diarrhea often.
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>• You have bad kidney or liver disease.
>
>• You have ever had bowel obstruction (intestinal blockage), symptomatic
>gallbladder
>
>disease, or abdominal adhesions causing pain and/or intestinal blockage.
>
>• You are allergic to Zelnorm or any of its ingredients. The active
>ingredient in Zelnorm
>
>is tegaserod maleate. The inactive ingredients are listed at the end of
>this leaflet.
>
>Zelnorm may not be right for you. Tell your doctor if you:
>
>• Are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. Zelnorm is not recommended
>for use by
>
>pregnant women.
>
>• Are breast-feeding. Do not breast-feed while you are taking Zelnorm.
>The drug is
>
>likely to pass into breast milk.
>
>--
>THERE ARE BLESSINGS IN EVERYTHING
>Blessings come in many guises
>That God alone in Love devises,
>And sickness which we Dread so much
>Can bring a very "healing Touch"-
>For often on the "WINGS OF PAIN"
>The Peace we sought before in vain
>Will come to us with "Sweet Surprise"
>For God is merciful and wise-
>And through long hours of Tribulation
>God gives us time for Meditation,
>And NO sickeness can be counted Loss
>That teaches us to "Bear Our Cross"
> By ~Helen Steiner Rice~
> _
> (\O/)
> (/ \)
> / \
> /_____\
>GOD BLESS MY ADHESION FAMILY
> ~Browkenwing~
>

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