Lubiprostone for treating opioid induced constipation
Following on from information provided to NICE by the company in January 2019, the appraisal of Lubiprostone for treating opioid-induced constipation in people with chronic, non-cancer pain [646] was suspended from NICE’s work programme. As no further information has been received from the company the topic has been discontinued.
 
Status Discontinued
Technology type Medicine
Decision Selected
Process TA
Topic area
  • Digestive system

Provisional Schedule

Closing date for invited submissions / evidence submission: 28 January 2014
1st appraisal committee meeting: 07 May 2014

Project Team

Communications manager: TBC
Project manager:

Nicole Fisher

Technical Lead: TBC

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Timeline

Key events during the development of the guidance:

Date Update
31 October 2022 Following on from information provided to NICE by the company in January 2019, the appraisal of Lubiprostone for treating opioid-induced constipation in people with chronic, non-cancer pain [646] was suspended from NICE’s work programme. As no further information has been received from the company the topic has been discontinued.
31 October 2022 Discontinued. Following on from information provided to NICE by the company in January 2019, the appraisal of Lubiprostone for treating opioid-induced constipation in people with chronic, non-cancer pain [646] was suspended from NICE’s work programme. As no further information has been received from the company the topic has been discontinued.
17 February 2021 This guidance is no longer progressing because Takeda has discontinued lubiprostone (Amitiza).
04 April 2014 7 May 2014 -Committee meeting for this appraisal topic has been cancelled. The appraisal is suspended because the regulatory timeline has changed due to the MHRA not granting a license for this indication. The appraisal topic will be rescheduled into the NICE work programme when the regulatory next steps are known.’

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