SUCAMPO DRUG ON PHARMACY SHELVES

The local biotech sector has a new drug to boast about. Bethesda-based Sucampo Pharmaceuticals and its marketing partner have begun selling their drug to treat constipation in adults. Experts say the drug, called Amitiza and available in soft-gel capsules, is an improvement over existing treatments for chronic idiopathic constipation in adults. Washington Business Journal (http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2006/04/24/daily51.html)