PETALING JAYA: The import and sale of adrug used to treat women with abdominalpain and constipation associated with irritablebowel syndrome (IBS) has been suspendedwith immediate effect.
The medication Zelmac (tegaserod maleate),which is marketed in the United States underthe brand name Zelnorm, has been found bythe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tocause a higher incidence of cardiovascularevents, according to a press statement by theHealth Ministry’s Drug Control Authority(DCA) yesterday.