Constipation Drug Approved for the Very Ill and the Dying

The FDA yesterday approved a drug called Relistor to relieve constipation in very sick patients taking powerful painkillers.
The arrival of the drug, co-marketed by Wyeth and Progenics, is one more sign that the health-care world is paying more attention to easing symptoms in dying patients. As the WSJ reported last year, Relistor (generic name: methylnaltrexone) [...]