Randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind study to investigate the efficacy and safety of the acute use of sodium picosulphate in patients with chronic constipation

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 944-950

  Wulkow, R ^a   Vix, J M ^b   Schuijt, C ^b   Peil, H ^b   Kamm, M A ^c   Jordan, C ^c  

^a IQVIA   (United States)

^b BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

^c ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISACODYL; PICOSULFATE SODIUM; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOATING; CARDIOTOXICITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VITAL SIGN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHARTICS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PICOLINES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248333336     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2007.01374.x     Document Type: Article

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