Long term efficacy, safety, and tolerabilitity of low daily doses of isosmotic polyethylene glycol electrolyte balanced solution (PMF-100) in the treatment of functional chronic constipation

Gut

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 522-526

  Corazziari, E ^a   Badiali, D ^a   Bazzocchi, G ^b   Bassotti, G ^c   Roselli, P ^c   Mastropaolo, G ^d   Luca M G ^d   Galeazzi, R ^e   Peruzzi, E ^e  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e Azienda Ospedaliera Umberto I   (Italy)

Author keywords

Constipation; Polyethylene glycol; Safety; Tolerability

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE; MACROGOL; PMF 100;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMISSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034066970     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.46.4.522     Document Type: Article

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