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Is amitiza (lubiprostone) or linzess safer for long term use for ibs? 18 year old male with wolff-parkinson-white syndrome.
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Ok: Neither are contraindicated for WPW but Amitiza (lubiprostone) has no black box warnings and Linzess does - since clinical experience with both is limited, i'd go with the former.
Answered 4/28/2018
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