IndicationsMacrogol 3350 (also called Polyethylene Glycol 3350 or PEG 3350) is an osmotic laxative. It is used to treat occasional and long-term (chronic) constipation in adults, to soften hard stools, and in some products to help clear impacted…
IndicationsPotassium chloride is used to prevent and treat low blood potassium (hypokalaemia). Low potassium can be caused by water tablets (diuretics), long-lasting vomiting or diarrhoea, some kidney and hormone conditions, and some other medicines. It is also an…
IndicationsSodium Bicarbonate (baking soda) is used for short-term relief of heartburn, acid indigestion and upset stomach. Doctors also use it to correct too much acid in the blood (metabolic acidosis), for example in long-term kidney disease, and to…
IndicationsSodium chloride is ordinary salt prepared to a medical standard. It is used in several forms:As a drip (intravenous infusion), usually 0.9% "normal saline", to replace water and salt lost through dehydration, vomiting, diarrhoea, bleeding, burns or surgery,…
IndicationsPolyethylene glycol 3350 (also called macrogol 3350) is a laxative. It is used for short-term and long-term constipation, and, at higher doses under medical supervision, for faecal impaction (hard, stuck stool) and to clean out the bowel before…
IndicationsThis entry covers oral solutions that combine electrolytes (Sodium Chloride, Potassium Chloride and Sodium Bicarbonate, sometimes with Sodium Sulphate) with Macrogol (Polyethylene Glycol). These products are used to treat constipation, to clear impacted stools (faecal impaction), and, in…
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