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Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc is a drug manufacturer that develops and markets medicines of different types. One of its main products, Linaclotide, is drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and marketed since December 2012. In February 2014, the company was approved allowance by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to apply a patent on Linzess and will be protect through 2031. The company is publicly listed on NASDAQ with the symbol "IRWD". In 2008, Microbia, Inc. changed its name to Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. This principal product of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals was approved by the US FDA in August 2012, and reached the US market in December 2012. The drug is focused on treating irritable bowel syndrome and related symptoms, which according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) affects around 20% of Americans. Linaclotide is estimated to reach blockbuster status in around the year 2021, based on the forecast of market research firm Decision Resources.