CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bowel cleansing for colonoscopy with a 1 L polyethylene glycol and ascorbic acid preparation proved highly effective and tolerable, according to a real-world study presented at ACG ...

HealthDay News — Pulsed irrigation evacuation (PIE) and sodium phosphate are superior to polyethylene glycol (PEG) for colon preparations prior to colonoscopy, according to a study published online ...

A recent study published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology compared polyethylene glycol to Miralax and Gatorade as colonoscopy bowel preparation regimens. Here are four things to know about ...

No bowel preparation for colonoscopy achieves optimal efficacy and tolerability. Combining polyethylene glycol plus ascorbic acid (PEG-Asc) with adjuvants has been explored to enhance cleansing ...

The approval of Plenvu was based on multiple clinical trials including the NOCT study which compared Plenvu to the trisulfate bowel cleansing solution Suprep (sodium sulfate, potassium sulfate, ...

The low-volume bowel preparation MoviPrep provided a noninferior alternative to the standard high-volume GoLYTELY in a cohort of hospitalized patients undergoing colonoscopy, a randomized trial showed ...

Specifically, patients who received same-day low-volume PEG (2L) given on the morning of the colonoscopy had bowel cleanliness that was comparable to patients who received split- dose low volume PEG ...

The results of new study demonstrate the use of a split-dose preparation for colonoscopy improves both polyp detection rates and adenoma detection rates, according to a news release (pdf). The study, ...

HealthDay News — Split-dose regimens increase the quality of colon cleansing compared to day-before colonoscopy preparation, according to a review and meta-analysis published in the July issue of ...

Methods to prepare the colon before colonoscopy are often poorly tolerated by patients because of diet restriction and the requirement to ingest a large volume of solution. The best approach for ...