Furiex Makes Inroads In Tough-To-Treat IBS-d With Positive Phase III Eluxadoline Data

Eluxadoline met endpoints in two Phase III studies, positioning the drug for submission in a sparsely served therapeutic area, with only one FDA-approved drug and millions of patients in the U.S. and EU. Mild pancreatitis was reported in a handful of patients, but is manageable, company says.