What is "dexloxiglumide"

n. A drug that acts as a cholecystokinin antagonist.

Dexloxiglumide is a drug which acts as a cholecystokinin antagonist, selective for the CCK subtype. It inhibits gastrointestinal motility and reduces gastric secretions, and despite older selective CCK antagonists such as lorglumide and devazepide having had only limited success in trials and ultimately never making it into clinical use, dexloxiglumide is being investigated as a potential treatment for a variety of gastrointestinal problems including irritable bowel syndrome, dyspepsia, constipation and pancreatitis, and has had moderate success so far although trials are still ongoing.