Oral Bisacodyl Is Effective and Well-Tolerated in Patients With Chronic Constipation

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 577-583

  Kamm, Michael A ^a,b   Mueller Lissner, Stefan ^c   Wald, Arnold ^d   Richter, Erika ^e   Swallow, Ros ^f   Gessner, Ulrika ^e  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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

^f BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diphenylmethane; Gastrointestinal; Laxative; Stimulant

Indexed keywords

BISACODYL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION HABIT; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UPPER ABDOMINAL PAIN;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; BISACODYL; CATHARTICS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBOS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80955180121     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: 15423565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2011.03.026     Document Type: Article

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