What is the role of prokinetic agents for constipation?
Abstract
Erythromycin has a limited role in treating pediatric patients (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, limited-quality,
patient-oriented evidence). Tegaserod and
cisapride are the only prokinetic agents
available for constipated adults (SOR: A,
consistent, good-quality, patient-oriented
evidence for tegaserod; SOR: B, for cisapride), but cardiovascular risk restricts
prescribing of both medications.
Rights
OpenAccess.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.