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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 107 25
Bowel problems 42 5
Other 18 1
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) 11 1
General health 7 0
disease-related symptoms 2 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
3 9%
Mild
5 16%
None
24 75%

Most commonly reported side effects

Diarrhea
5 16%
stomach upset
2 6%
Can become severe diarrhea so be careful
1 3%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Polyethylene Glycol 3350. See all 38 dosages ►

  0.5 - as needed 0 as needed 13g as needed 17g as needed 17mg as needed 1 as needed 1 g as needed 1tps. as needed 2tbs. as needed 2tps. as needed 34g as needed 3tbs. as needed - as needed as needed daily mg as needed 0.5 daily 1 daily 1 g daily 1 tbs. daily 1 tps. daily 3 tbs. daily 9 g daily 10 g daily 13.8 g daily 100 g weekly 15 mL daily 17 g daily 18 g daily 20 mg daily 50 g daily 50 mg daily 54 mcg daily 100 g daily 200 g daily 400 g daily 1700 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 4 Number of Patients: 4 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 2 Number of Patients: 2 45 Number of Patients: 45 5 Number of Patients: 5 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 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 7 Number of Patients: 7 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 72 Number of Patients: 72 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 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
6 32% Did not seem to work: 32%
Other
5 26% Other: 26%
Expense
2 11% Expense: 11%
Doctor's advice
2 11% Doctor's advice: 11%
Course of treatment ended
2 11% Course of treatment ended: 11%
Personal research
1 5% Personal research: 5%

See all 18 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
3
7
34
27
30

Stopped Taking Polyethylene Glycol 3350

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
16 50%
Usually
12 38%
Sometimes
2 6%
Never
2 6%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
4 13%
A little
5 16%
Not at all
23 72%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
4 13%
< $25
14 44%

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Report created on November 22, 2009.