^ m d. Every state and the District of Columbia has a board of nursing with a mission of protecting the public from harm. Governance of the practice of nursing includes: There is more than one educational pathway leading to eligibility to take the standardized National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX)-RN.
Linzess is the brand name of the drug linaclotide, which is used to treat bowel problems, such as chronic constipation and irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) in adults. The drug is in a class of medications called guanylate cyclase-C agonists.
The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) recently approved the once-daily oral capsule, Linzess, for adults of either sex who suffer from IBS-C (IBS with constipation) or CIC (chronic idiopathic constipation). Linaclotide is the only FDA-approved GC-C (guanylate cyclase-C) agonist that acts locally in the gut.