Entereg

Active Ingredient(s): Alvimopan
FDA Approved: * May 20, 2008
Pharm Company: * GLAXOSMITHKLINE
Category: Gastrointestinal

Alvimopan (trade name Entereg) is a drug which behaves as a peripherally acting μ-opioid receptor antagonist. With the limited ability to cross the blood–brain barrier and reach the μ-opioid receptors of the central nervous system, the clinically undesirable effects of centrally acting opioid antagonists (like reversal of opioid-mediated analgesia) are avoided without affecting the intended blockade of μ-opioid receptors in the gastrointestinal tract.[1]&a... [wikipedia]

* May have multiple approval dates, manufacturers, or labelers.
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Dosage List

Entereg 12 mg Oral Capsule
NDC: 11227-010
Labeler:
Adolor Corporation
Entereg 12 mg Oral Capsule
NDC: 67919-020
Labeler:
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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