A Multicentre, Observational Study of Sodium Picosulfate and Magnesium Citrate as a Precolonoscopy Bowel Preparation

BACKGROUND: Sodium picosulfate with magnesium citrate (PSMC) has been available as a precolonoscopy bowel preparation in Canada since 2005. A high patient acceptability and preference appears to have contributed to its wide adoption across the country. Despite its frequent use, there are relatively...

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Main Authors: Jonathan Love, Edmond-Jean Bernard, Alan Cockeram, Lawrence Cohen, Martin Fishman, James Gray, David Morgan
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/385619
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description BACKGROUND: Sodium picosulfate with magnesium citrate (PSMC) has been available as a precolonoscopy bowel preparation in Canada since 2005. A high patient acceptability and preference appears to have contributed to its wide adoption across the country. Despite its frequent use, there are relatively few published studies of this product, especially reports regarding its use in routine clinical practice. Moreover, to date, there have been no Canadian studies of any kind.
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spelling doaj-art-c19e163228534bb2bd209d0fb0b8680c2025-02-03T01:00:36ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002009-01-01231070671010.1155/2009/385619A Multicentre, Observational Study of Sodium Picosulfate and Magnesium Citrate as a Precolonoscopy Bowel PreparationJonathan Love0Edmond-Jean Bernard1Alan Cockeram2Lawrence Cohen3Martin Fishman4James Gray5David Morgan6Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaCentre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaSt John Regional Hospital, St John, New Brunswick, CanadaSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaRichmond Hospital, Richmond, British Columbia, CanadaVancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaSt Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaBACKGROUND: Sodium picosulfate with magnesium citrate (PSMC) has been available as a precolonoscopy bowel preparation in Canada since 2005. A high patient acceptability and preference appears to have contributed to its wide adoption across the country. Despite its frequent use, there are relatively few published studies of this product, especially reports regarding its use in routine clinical practice. Moreover, to date, there have been no Canadian studies of any kind.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/385619
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A Multicentre, Observational Study of Sodium Picosulfate and Magnesium Citrate as a Precolonoscopy Bowel Preparation
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title A Multicentre, Observational Study of Sodium Picosulfate and Magnesium Citrate as a Precolonoscopy Bowel Preparation
title_full A Multicentre, Observational Study of Sodium Picosulfate and Magnesium Citrate as a Precolonoscopy Bowel Preparation
title_fullStr A Multicentre, Observational Study of Sodium Picosulfate and Magnesium Citrate as a Precolonoscopy Bowel Preparation
title_full_unstemmed A Multicentre, Observational Study of Sodium Picosulfate and Magnesium Citrate as a Precolonoscopy Bowel Preparation
title_short A Multicentre, Observational Study of Sodium Picosulfate and Magnesium Citrate as a Precolonoscopy Bowel Preparation
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