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Prucalopride

Prucalopride (Motegrity) is a prescription medicine used to treat chronic idiopathic constipation in adults. This page covers the one formulation available in the catalogue below.

Motegrity

Chronic Idiopathic Constipation

1mg · 2mg

Prucalopride tablets for chronic constipation. It stimulates the bowel's own nerves to get things moving again.

From$1.82/ tabletView

Key points

  • Prucalopride is a selective serotonin receptor agonist that increases movement in the gut to relieve constipation.
  • Available as 1 mg and 2 mg tablets, allowing a prescriber to adjust the dose for each patient.
  • The originator brand Motegrity was first approved by the FDA in 2018; the generic is sold under the same name.

Chronic idiopathic constipation is a condition where bowel movements are infrequent or difficult despite having no underlying cause. Prucalopride is used to treat this condition and is classified under Digestive Health. The generic name prucalopride refers to the same active ingredient found in the brand-name Motegrity.

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