NEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc. (SGYP), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel gastrointestinal (GI) therapies, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that the company’s New Drug Application (NDA) for plecanatide, its first uroguanylin analog, for the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) is sufficiently complete to permit a substantive review. The FDA Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target action date is January 29, 2017.