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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 Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
Bowel problems 43 5
Constipation 35 9
Other 8 1
General health 1 0

See all 80 patients currently taking Polyethylene Glycol 3350

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
2 15%
Mild
4 31%
None
7 54%

Most commonly reported side effects

Diarrhea
3 60%
Stomach upset
2 40%
Can become severe diarrhea so be careful
1 20%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Polyethylene Glycol 3350. See all 21 dosages ►

  17mg as needed 34g as needed 3tbs. as needed - as needed daily mg as needed 1 g daily 1 tbs. daily 1 tps. daily 3 tbs. daily 9 g daily 10 g daily 100 g weekly 17 g daily 20 mg daily 50 g daily 50 mg daily 100 g daily 200 g daily 400 g daily 1500 g daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 21 Number of Patients: 21 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 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 29 Number of Patients: 29 4 Number of Patients: 4 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
4 44% Did not seem to work: 44%
Other
2 22% Other: 22%
Expense
1 11% Expense: 11%
Doctor's advice
1 11% Doctor's advice: 11%
Course of treatment ended
1 11% Course of treatment ended: 11%

See all 9 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

Stopped Taking Polyethylene Glycol 3350

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
7 54%
Usually
5 38%
Sometimes
1 8%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
2 15%
A little
4 31%
Not at all
7 54%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 8%
< $25
7 54%

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Report created on March 21, 2010.