IVAX ELMIRON TREATMENT PERIOD IS 3-6 MONTHS FOR BLADDER PAIN FROM INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS: IN ONE CLINICAL EVALUATION ABOUT 840 PATIENTS OUT OF 2,499 IMPROVED
Executive Summary
Interstitial cystitis patients taking Ivax' Elmiron (pentosan polysulfate sodium) should commit to a three- to six-month "chronic maintenance program" to evaluate responses to the drug, the company recommended. FDA approved Elmiron Sept. 26 for "relief of bladder pain or discomfort associated with interstitial cystitis."