Drug Name: | Movicol |
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Drug Class: | Laxative |
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Mechanism of Action: | Osmotic laxative |
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Use: | - Treatment of constipation
- Preparation for colonoscopy or other diagnostic procedures
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Side Effects: | - Abdominal pain
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
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Contraindications: | - Known hypersensitivity to the active substances or any of the excipients
- Intestinal obstruction
- Perforation or risk of perforation of the bowel
- Severe inflammatory conditions of the intestinal tract
- Toxic megacolon
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Specialty: | - Gastroenterology
- Internal Medicine
- Family Medicine
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