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Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products. Its primary focus areas are gastroenterology, ophthalmology and oncology-related disorders. Its product candidates include VTS-270, Lubiprostone (AMITIZA), Unoprostone is opropyl (RESCULA) and CPP-1X/sulindac combination product. VTS-270 is an investigational drug under clinical study for the treatment of Niemann-Pick Disease Type C-1, an ultra-orphan, progressive and fatal disease. AMITIZA is a ClC-2 chloride channel activator, which has been approved for three indications that cover distinct patient types: chronic idiopathic constipation, irritable bowel syndrome with constipation, and opioid-induced constipation. RESCULA is a Big Potassium channel activator used to lower intraocular pressure. CPP-1X/sulindac combination product is meant for the treatment of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP).