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What is Miralax?

Miralax is a brand name for the laxative Polyethylene Glycol 3350. This is an osmotic laxative which works by drawing water into the gut and is used in the treatment of constipation.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Constipation 82 18
Bowel problems 29 4
Other 11 1
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) 11 1
General health 5 0
disease-related symptoms 2 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
3 13%
Mild
3 13%
None
17 74%

Most commonly reported side effects

Diarrhea
4 17%
stomach upset
2 9%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Miralax. See all 27 dosages ►

  0.5 - as needed 0 as needed 17g as needed 1 as needed 1 g as needed 2tbs. as needed 2tps. as needed 34g as needed 3tbs. as needed - as needed as needed daily 1 daily 1 g daily 1 tbs. daily 3 tbs. daily 9 g daily 10 g daily 100 g weekly 17 g daily 18 g daily 20 mg daily 50 g daily 50 mg daily 100 g daily 200 g daily 1700 g daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 40 Number of Patients: 40 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 61 Number of Patients: 61 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Miralax (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
6 46% Did not seem to work: 46%
Other
4 31% Other: 31%
Expense
1 8% Expense: 8%
Course of treatment ended
1 8% Course of treatment ended: 8%

See all 12 patients who’ve stopped taking Miralax

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Miralax

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
3
4
25
20
25

Stopped Taking Miralax

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
3
0
2
2
2

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
12 52%
Usually
9 39%
Sometimes
1 4%
Never
1 4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
3 13%
A little
4 17%
Not at all
16 70%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
4 17%
< $25
10 43%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.