bisacodyl (DULCOLAX)

Drug Mix-Ups
June 2011
This article lists 355 drugs with names that are often confused with similar-sounding drug names. Find out what you can do to prevent getting the wrong drug.

A Review of Lubiprostone (AMITIZA) for Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation
June 2009
Do not use lubiprostone. There are safer and equally or more effective treatments for both chronic constipation and for the constipation variety of irritable bowel syndrome. We have just asked the FDA to place a black box warning on this drug because it may cause abortions in women using it who are pregnant.

A Review of Lubiprostone (AMITIZA) For Chronic Constipation
April 2007
The long-term safety of lubiprostone is unknown. Because lubiprostone is the first in a new class of drugs that works in a new way, it is possible that unknown and unpredictable side effects may occur after the drug is used in large numbers of patients.