Bowel preparation: Which Medications Are Safest? (87 Drugs Compared)

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87 medications are used for Bowel preparation, with 3,153 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Bowel preparation are ASCORBIC ACID\POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350\POTASSIUM\SODIUM ASCORBATE\SODIUM\SODIUM and ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID\MAGNESIUM\SODIUM PICOSULFATE.

3,153

Total Reports

Drugs Used

All Medications for Bowel preparation Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug	Brand	Reports	Deaths (all)	Hosp. (all)	Death Rate
ASCORBIC ACID\POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350\POTASSIUM\SODIUM ASCORBATE\SODIUM\SODIUM	-	1,151	145	507	7.4%
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID\MAGNESIUM\SODIUM PICOSULFATE	-	917	70	287	4.8%
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350	Polyethylene Glycol 3350, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Bicarbonate and Potassium Chloride - Unflavored	279	478	1,116	1.3%
MAGNESIUM\POTASSIUM\SODIUM	-	144	12	186	0.2%
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350\POTASSIUM\SODIUM BICARBONATE\SODIUM	-	105	251	1,010	10.4%
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350\POTASSIUM\SODIUM BICARBONATE\SODIUM\SODIUM	-	94	26	116	4.1%
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350\POTASSIUM\SODIUM BICARBONATE\SODIUM\SODIUM ANHYDROUS	-	80	10	66	2.4%
PICO-SALAX	-	58	0	1	N/A
MAGNESIUM	citroma	56	1,878	4,530	19.3%
CITRIC ACID\MAGNESIUM\SODIUM PICOSULFATE	-	39	3	46	4.5%
SODIUM, DIBASIC, ANHYDROUS\SODIUM, MONOBASIC,	-	33	1	29	1.5%
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS	-	31	384	837	21.4%
BISACODYL	Gentle Laxative	29	414	1,415	11.9%
MOVIPREP	-	29	1	19	2.6%
MIRALAX	-	22	9	26	0.7%
SODIUM PICOSULFATE	-	22	614	375	55.2%
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL	-	16	80	152	23.4%
PREPOPIK	-	11	0	2	N/A
OSMOPREP	-	8	2	6	16.7%
MANNITOL	Osmitrol	6	373	555	18.9%

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