Use of prucalopride for chronic constipation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of published randomized, controlled trials.
J Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2016 Apr 29;
Authors: Sajid MS, Hebbar M, Baig MK, Li A, Philipose Z
Abstract
This article highlights the role of prucalopride in the management of chronic constipation based upon the principles of meta-analysis using data reported in the published randomized, controlled trials. Sixteen randomized, controlled trials on 3943 patients reported the effectiveness of prucalopride in patients with chronic constipation. Prucalopride successfully increased the frequency of spontaneous bowel movements per week in all variable doses of 1 mg (standardized mean difference, 0.42 [95% CI, 0.18-0.66; P = 0.006]), 2 mg (standardized mean difference, 0.34 [95% CI, 0.11-0.56; P = 0.003]), and 4 mg (standardized mean difference, 0.33 [95% CI, 0.22-0.44; P = 0.00001]). The risks of adverse events or side effects such as headache, abdominal cramps, excessive flatulence, dizziness, diarrhoea, and rash were higher (odds ratio, 1.70 [95% CI, 1.27 to -2.27; P = 0.0004]) in prucalopride group. Prucalopride is clinically a beneficial pharmacotherapy for chronic constipation and its routine use may be considered in patients with chronic simple laxative-resistant constipation.
PMID: 27127190 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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