A real-world study of persistence and adherence to prescription medications in patients with chronic idiopathic constipation in the United States.
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Feuerstadt P, Chopra T, Knapple W, Van Hise N, Dubberke E, Baggott B, Guthmueller B, Bancke L, Gamborg M, Steiner T, Van Handel D, Khanna S. PUNCH CD3-OLS: a phase 3 prospective observational cohort study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of fecal microbiota, live-jslm (REBYOTA) in adults with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2024, ciae437. PMID: 39180326, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment-emergent adverse eventsRecurrent Clostridioides difficile infectionPreventing recurrent Clostridioides difficile infectionStandard-of-careSerious treatment-emergent adverse eventsTreatment successSustained clinical response ratesStandard-of-care antibioticsSustained clinical responseClinical response rateOpen-label studyTreatment success rateClostridioides difficile infectionMicrobiota-basedBaseline characteristic subgroupsObservational cohort studyFood and Drug AdministrationInflammatory bowel diseaseAntibiotic completionClinical responseSingle-doseEfficacy ratePrimary endpointSecondary endpointsImmunocompromised conditions