Linzess approved in China for adults with IBS-C

16 January 2019
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China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved the marketing application for Linzess (linaclotide) for adults with irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) in China.

US biotech firm Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: IRWD), whose shares jumped 6.19% to $13.03 on the news, anticipates that it will launch the drug with its partner in China, UK-headquartered AstraZeneca (LSE: AZN), in the second half of 2019.

Linaclotide is a guanylate cyclase-C (GC-C) receptor agonist currently approved and available for the treatment of adults with IBS-C or chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) in the United States and more than 30 other countries.

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