lubiprostone

lubiprostone
lu·bi·pros·tone (loo″bĭ-prosґtōn) an activator of chloride channels of the apical membrane of the intestine that increases intestinal motility by stimulating the secretion of fluid into the lumen, used in the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation in adults; administered orally.

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