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Preferred Name

sodium picosulfate/magnesium oxide/citric acid oral laxative

Synonyms

Picoprep

Definitions

An oral laxative formulation containing the stimulant cathartic sodium picosulfate as the primary active ingredient . Picosulfate acts on the enteric nerves in the intestinal wall to increase muscle contractions, thereby stimulating peristaltic action and promoting defecation. Other active ingredients are osmotic agents that increase stool water content. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C80015" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C80015" NCI Thesaurus)

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000615425

altLabel

Picoprep

cui

C2699328

C2699327

DATE FIRST PUBLISHED

2008-09-23

Date last modified

2009-06-02

definition

An oral laxative formulation containing the stimulant cathartic sodium picosulfate as the primary active ingredient . Picosulfate acts on the enteric nerves in the intestinal wall to increase muscle contractions, thereby stimulating peristaltic action and promoting defecation. Other active ingredients are osmotic agents that increase stool water content. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C80015" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C80015" NCI Thesaurus)

LT

TRD

NCI ID

C80015

notation

CDR0000615425

ORIG STY

Drug/agent

prefLabel

sodium picosulfate/magnesium oxide/citric acid oral laxative

tui

T121

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