Oral medication given within 1 hour of start of therapy may be flushed from the GI tract and not absorbed.

For bowel cleaning prior to GI examination.

Nausea, abdominal fullness and bloating are the most common adverse reactions.

GI obstruction, gastric retension,; bowel perforation, toxic colitis, megacolon or ileus.

Special precautions:

Barium enema- may interfere with barium coating of colonic mucosa.

Regurgitation/aspiration- observe unconscious or semiconscious with impaired gastric reflux and those who are prone to regurgitation or aspiration during use.

Indications:

For bowel cleaning prior to GI examination.

Dosage:

The patient should fast approx. 3 to 4 hours prior to ingestion of solution; solid foods should never be given less than 2 hours before solution is administered.