Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Release: Lubiprostone Successfully Completes Long-Term Phase 3 Safety Trial in Japanese Patients with Chronic Idiopathic Constipation

BETHESDA, Md. & ABBOTT PARK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMP) and Abbott (NYSE:ABT) today announced positive top-line data from a 48-week phase 3 long-term safety and efficacy clinical trial of lubiprostone in Japanese patients with chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC). The trial demonstrated that lubiprostone was safe and well-tolerated.

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