Sucampo Pharma, Ltd, a Subsidiary of Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Announces Start of Phase 2b Study in Japan to Evaluate Lubiprostone for Chronic Idiopathic Constipation

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sucampo Pharma Ltd. (SPL), a wholly-owned Japanese subsidiary of Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMP), a specialty pharmaceutical company developing prostone-based therapies for age-related and other diseases, today announced the initiation of a multi-center Phase 2b dose-ranging study in Japan to evaluate the safety and efficacy of lubiprostone for adult Chronic Idiopathic Constipation.