Experimental Drug for GI Dysfunction in Autism

Reported April 27, 2005
Experimental Drug for GI Dysfunction in Autism
(Ivanhoe First)
By Heather Kohn, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- An experimental immunoglobulin drug called Oralgam may help gastrointestinal dysfunction in kids with autism.

The immunoglobulin drug is FDA approved for intravenous use in immunodeficiency disorders where patients have lower-than-normal levels of immunoglobulin (a protein produced by plasma cells and lymphocytes). It is also used in chronic lymphoid leukemia and chronic idiopathic purpura. It has only been FDA approved for clinical trials administering it orally to treat gastrointestinal dysfunction in autism.

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