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What is Polyethylene Glycol 3350?

Polyethylene glycol 3350 NF is an osmotic laxative used for the treatment of occasional constipation in adults.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Constipation 40 7
General health 4 0
Other 2 0
disease-related symptoms 2 0
Bowel problems 2 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 14%
Mild
0 0%
None
6 86%

Most commonly reported side effects

Diarrhea
1 14%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Polyethylene Glycol 3350. See all 19 dosages ►

  0.5 - as needed 13g as needed 17g as needed 17mg as needed 1tps. as needed 2tbs. as needed 3tbs. as needed - as needed as needed daily 0.5 daily 1 daily 1 tbs. daily 13.8 g daily 17 g daily 50 g daily 100 g daily 200 g daily 13800 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Polyethylene Glycol 3350 (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
1 25% Did not seem to work: 25%
Doctor's advice
1 25% Doctor's advice: 25%
Other
1 25% Other: 25%
Course of treatment ended
1 25% Course of treatment ended: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped taking Polyethylene Glycol 3350

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Polyethylene Glycol 3350

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
2
2
7
7
4

Stopped Taking Polyethylene Glycol 3350

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 43%
Usually
3 43%
Sometimes
1 14%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 14%
Not at all
6 86%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
2 29%

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Report created on November 24, 2009.