BEDMINSTER, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:NPSP - News), a specialty pharmaceutical company developing innovative therapeutics for rare gastrointestinal and endocrine disorders, today reported the presentation of data at the Digestive Disease Week® (DDW®) meeting held May 19-22 in San Diego. In a poster session, investigators presented data that continue to support Gattex® (teduglutide) as a potential first-in-class treatment for short bowel syndrome (SBS), a rare and debilitating condition in which the body is unable to absorb enough nutrients and/or fluids through the gastrointestinal tract. Patients with SBS depend on chronic parenteral nutrition (PN) and/or intravenous (IV) fluids to survive.
