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| Field | Field type | Value |
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| generic | String | Polyethylene glycol 3350 (PEG 3350) |
| brand | String | MiraLAX (OTC), GlycoLax, GoLYTELY (with electrolytes for bowel prep), CoLyte, MoviPrep, NuLYTELY |
| structure | File | |
| classes | List of String, delimiter: , | [[:Category:Osmotic_laxatives|Osmotic laxative]] • [[:Category:Bowel_preparation_agents|Bowel preparation agent]] |
| mechanism | String | '"`UNIQ--vote-0000132D-QINU`"' Electrolyte-balanced bowel-prep formulations are designed to be iso-osmotic with plasma so the volume passes through without net fluid or electrolyte shifts, the basis of their safety for whole-bowel evacuation. |
| uses | String | '"`UNIQ--vote-0000132E-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000132F-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00001330-QINU`"' |
| starting_dose | String | Constipation: 17 g (one capful) PO daily dissolved in 4-8 oz fluid; bowel prep: 4 L of PEG-electrolyte solution split-dose evening before and morning of procedure |
| preparations | String | 17 g (OTC) and 14 g (Rx) powder packets; 238, 510, 527 g bottles; PEG-electrolyte preparations 4 L (GoLYTELY, NuLYTELY) |
| fda_max | String | Indication-specific; bowel prep regimens reach 4 L cumulative |
| pill_id | Text | |
| routes | List of String, delimiter: , | Oral |
| onset | String | Constipation: 1-3 days; bowel prep: 1-3 hours after starting |
| duration | String | Hours |
| halflife | String | Not meaningfully described (negligible systemic absorption) |
| bioavailability | String | <0.1% systemic absorption (PEG 3350 is too large to absorb intact) |
| pregnancy | String | Generally considered safe due to minimal systemic absorption.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> |
| legal | String | OTC (MiraLAX) and [[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] (electrolyte solutions for bowel prep) in US |
