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What is Polyethylene Glycol 3350?

Polyethylene glycol 3350 is an osmotic laxative used for the treatment of occasional constipation in adults. It is used off label for the treatment of constipation in children and for bowel preparation before colonoscopy.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Constipation 189 44 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Bowel problems 54 10 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Bowel irritability 21 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Other 18 1 Efficacy_major
General health 7 0
IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) 5 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate

See all 270 patients currently taking Polyethylene Glycol 3350

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 6
Mild
 13
None
 43

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Polyethylene Glycol 3350

Diarrhea 9
Stomach upset 2
Abdominal cramps 2
Cramps in stomach 1
Bowel problems 1
Soft bowel movements 1
See all 8 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Polyethylene Glycol 3350. See all 50 dosages ►

  1 as needed 17mg as needed - as needed as needed daily 1 tbs. daily 100 g weekly 17 g daily 100 g daily 200 g daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 60 Number of Patients: 60 5 Number of Patients: 5 6 Number of Patients: 6 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 13 Number of Patients: 13 133 Number of Patients: 133 13 Number of Patients: 13  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Polyethylene Glycol 3350 (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 15   Other: 37%
Did not seem to work 8   Did not seem to work: 20%
Course of treatment ended 6   Course of treatment ended: 15%
Side effects too severe 5   Side effects too severe: 12%
Doctor's advice 4   Doctor's advice: 10%
Expense 3   Expense: 7%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 2%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 2%

See all 40 patients who’ve stopped taking Polyethylene Glycol 3350

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Polyethylene Glycol 3350

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

Stopped Taking Polyethylene Glycol 3350

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Polyethylene Glycol 3350

Always
 34 53%
Usually
 23 36%
Sometimes
 4 6%
Never
 3 5%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Polyethylene Glycol 3350

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 12 19%
A little
 13 20%
Not at all
 39 61%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Polyethylene Glycol 3350

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 8 21%
< $25
 31 79%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.