A randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter study of the safety and efficacy of a new polyethylene glycol laxative

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 446-450

  Dipalma, Jack A ^a,b,c,d,e   Deridder, Peter H ^a,b,c,d,e   Orlando, Roy C ^a,b,c,d,e   Kolts, Byron E ^a,b,c,d,e   Cleveland, Mark Vb ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^e Braintree Laboratories Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE; MACROGOL; MACROGOL 3350; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; INTESTINE MOTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; CATHARTICS; COLIC; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; FECES; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLACEBOS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SAFETY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 0033967018     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(99)00824-2     Document Type: Article

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