Gastrointestinal Drugs Advisory Committee
Executive Summary
Will meet Dec. 8-9 to consider: (1) McNeil's Imodium (loperamide) for OTC use for diarrhea and associated cramps; Ethamolin (ethanolamine oleate) intravenous injection for treatment of bleeding esophageal varices; and (3) Rowasa (mesalamine, 5-amino-salicylic acid), a rectal suspension for ulcerative colitis.