A review of laxative therapies for treatment of chronic constipation in older adults

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 514-550

  Fleming, Virginia ^a   Wade, William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

constipation; laxatives; older adults; stool softeners

Indexed keywords

17 METHYLNALTREXONE BROMIDE; ALVIMOPAN; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BISACODYL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CISAPRIDE; DANTHRON PLUS POLOXALKOL; DOCUSATE CALCIUM; DOCUSATE SODIUM; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ISPAGULA; LACTULOSE; LAXATIVE; LUBIPROSTONE; MACROGOL; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METHYLCELLULOSE; PHENOTHIAZINE; PICOSULFATE SODIUM; PLACEBO; POLYCARBOPHIL CALCIUM; PRUCALOPRIDE; RENZAPRIDE; SENNA EXTRACT; SORBITOL; TEGASEROD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ANAL COMPLAINT; ANAL SORENESS; ANOREXIA; BARIUM ENEMA; BLOATING; BRAN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COLONOSCOPY; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DEFECATION URGENCY; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EXERCISE; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES INCONTINENCE; FLATULENCE; FLUID INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; LOOSE FECES; NAUSEA; OPIOID INDUCED CONSTIPATION; PERIANAL IRRITATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLANTAGO OVATA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SKIN ULCER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TASTE DISORDER; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 79952162072     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1543-5946(10)80003-0     Document Type: Article

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