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Tegaserod, sold under the brand name Zelnorm among others, is a medication used to treat irritable bowel syndrome with constipation. It is taken by mouth.

Common side effects include headache, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and dizziness. Other side effects may include heart attacks, stroke, and suicide. It is a 5-HT4 activator which stimulates both contraction and increased fluid release by the intestines.

Tegaserod was approved for medical use in the United States in 2002. It was removed from the market in 2007 due to concerns related to the heart but than re-allowed in 2019. In Europe it was refused approval in both 2005 and 2006. In the United States it costs about 360 USD per month as of 2021. It was withdrawn from the market due to commercial reasons in 2022.