Jaguar Health begins Phase 2 study for crofelemer to treat rare pediatric digestive disorder MVID.

Jaguar Health has started a Phase 2 study to test crofelemer, a plant-based drug, for treating Microvillus Inclusion Disease (MVID), a rare pediatric condition causing severe diarrhea and malabsorption. Crofelemer has been granted Orphan-Drug Designation by the FDA and EMA for MVID and Short Bowel Syndrome with Intestinal Failure. The study will be conducted at sites in the US, Europe, and the Middle East, addressing a condition with no current approved drug treatments.

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