Alvimopan for post-operative ileus: What we should know?

Alvimopan for post-operative ileus: What we should know? Acta Anaesthesiol Taiwan. 2016 Nov 5;: Authors: Nair A Abstract Alvimopan is an US-FDA approved, peripherally acting mu opioid receptor antagonist which when started pre-operatively has been shown to hasten intestinal motility and reduce the duration of post-operative ileus. However the logistics involved in procuring, storing and dispensing the drug and the cost of the drug for fifteen doses as approved by FDA prohibits the use of it on a regular basis. PMID: 27825721 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Acta Anaesthesiol Taiwan Source Type: research