Refrigerated VSL#3 JUNIOR, available in a watermelon flavor, is gluten free and is comprised of eight strains of 225 billion live bacteria.
Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals chief operating officer Dave Lemus said the VSL#3 JUNIOR is a key line extension of the VSL#3 brand and a new product to help the underserved pediatric patient population suffering from IBS and UC.
"Moreover, as the first probiotic medical food studied in a pediatric clinical trial environment, both physicians and parents can feel secure knowing that VSL#3 JUNIOR is safe and highly beneficial," Lemus added.
VSL#3 JUNIOR has demonstrated statistically significant results and was generally recognized as safe in clinical research conducted in the dietary management of IBS and UC.
The formulations demonstrated improvement in inhibiting the uneasiness and bloating linked with IBS.