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 taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constipation | 16 |
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3 | ||
| Other | 3 | 0 | |||||
| General health | 2 | 0 | |||||
| severe constipation | 1 |
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Side Effects
Dosages
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other
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2 | 67% |
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Expense
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1 | 33% |
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See all 3 patients who’ve stopped taking Polyethylene Glycol 3350
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Patient Evaluations
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- Dirty Butter
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: mild
- Chest: none
- Legs: mild
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- Dirty Butter
- 100 g daily
- since Sep 11, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Constipation
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Side Effects
None
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- chloewolf
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
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- chloewolf
- 1g as needed
- since Sep 14, 2008
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Efficacy
Slight
for Constipation
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips Directions call for one capful every day for seven days, and not to take longer than that. I take one capful when ever I know I'm starting to have problems.... See full evaluation
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- rose5
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
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- rose5
- 100 g daily
- since Oct 01, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for severe constipation
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips I must take Miralax EVERYDAY to get a positive effect from it. If I forget to take it for only two days, which I have in the past, it feels like I am complet... See full evaluation
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Report created on November 23, 2009.