Interstitial cystitis, also known as bladder pain syndrome, can be incapacitating for patients, keeping them up at night with constant feelings of urinary urgency.
Currently, the only approved medication for the condition is Elmiron (pentosan polysulfate sodium [PPS], Janssen). However, more than 20 years after its approval in 1996, a case series by investigators from Emory University found that chronic exposure to the drug may be associated with maculopathy in patients.
“They put together a retrospective case series of six patients and said, ‘Hang on a second. Why are these people