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POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 4000 for Constipation: Side Effects & Safety Data

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There are 490 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database where POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 4000 was used for Constipation.

Most Reported Side Effects for POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 4000

Side Effect Reports % Deaths Hosp.
Off label use 181 18.4% 108 150
Constipation 178 18.1% 120 150
Nausea 177 18.0% 108 147
Abdominal pain 166 16.9% 112 138
Hyponatraemia 154 15.7% 118 124
Vomiting 153 15.6% 134 113
Anaemia 148 15.0% 87 145
Drug ineffective 146 14.8% 36 99
Abdominal distension 125 12.7% 124 101
Ascites 125 12.7% 125 89
Ventricular fibrillation 124 12.6% 124 97
Appendicitis 116 11.8% 116 89
Appendicolith 115 11.7% 115 88
General physical health deterioration 114 11.6% 112 85
Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome 113 11.5% 113 85

Other Indications for POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 4000

Product used for unknown indication (371) Iron deficiency (20) Normochromic normocytic anaemia (14) Diabetes mellitus (12) Dyspnoea (12) Thrombosis (12) Chemotherapy side effect prophylaxis (10) Wrong patient received product (10) Type 2 diabetes mellitus (8) Vomiting (8)

Other Drugs Used for Constipation

POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350 (9,960) LINACLOTIDE (5,348) NALOXEGOL OXALATE (1,418) LACTULOSE (1,115) BISACODYL (1,013) POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350\POTASSIUM\SODIUM BICARBONATE\SODIUM (709) POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS (667) MAGNESIUM (648) MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE (635) LUBIPROSTONE (563)

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