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generic:
brand:
Bicillin L-A (benzathine), Bicillin C-R (combination procaine + benzathine), Pfizerpen (potassium IV) (1) ·
Colace (sodium), Surfak (calcium); many generics OTC (1) ·
Dulcolax, Correctol, Bisac-Evac (1) ·
Generic; huge OTC presence (1) ·
Kristalose, Constulose, Generlac, Enulose (1) ·
MiraLAX (OTC), GlycoLax, GoLYTELY (with electrolytes for bowel prep), CoLyte, MoviPrep, NuLYTELY (1)
classes:
narrow-spectrum)]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Antioxidants|Antioxidant]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Beta-lactam_antibiotics|β-lactam antibiotic]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Bowel_preparation_agents|Bowel preparation agent]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Diphenylmethane_laxatives|Diphenylmethane laxative]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Disaccharides|Non-absorbable disaccharide]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Hepatic_encephalopathy_treatments|Hepatic encephalopathy treatment]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Osmotic_laxatives|Osmotic laxative]] (2) ·
[[:Category:Penicillins|Penicillin (natural (1) ·
[[:Category:Stimulant_laxatives|Stimulant laxative]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Stool_softeners|Stool softener]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Surfactants|Surfactant]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Vitamins|Vitamin]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Water-soluble_vitamins|Water-soluble vitamin]] (1)
mechanism:
None (4) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-00001067-QINU`"' Chronic use is associated with cathartic colon (colonic dilation, loss of haustration), hypokalemia, and laxative dependence; reserved for short-term use or bowel prep with breaks between courses'"`UNIQ--ref-00001068-QINU`"'. (1) ·
'"`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. (1)
uses:
'"`UNIQ--vote-00000F5C-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000F5D-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-00001069-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000106A-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-000012E5-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000012E6-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000012E7-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000012E8-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-0000132E-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000132F-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00001330-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-00001341-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00001342-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-00001414-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00001415-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00001416-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00001417-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00001418-QINU`"' (1)
starting dose:
None (1) ·
100-200 mg PO once or twice daily; pediatric weight-based (1) ·
5-15 mg PO once at bedtime; 10 mg PR for faster effect; bowel prep regimens use higher single doses (1) ·
Constipation: 15-30 mL PO daily (titrate to 1-2 soft stools/day); hepatic encephalopathy: 20-30 g (30-45 mL) PO/PR every 1-2 hours acutely until soft stools, then BID-QID to target 2-3 soft stools/day (1) ·
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 (1) ·
General supplementation 75-90 mg/d (RDA); scurvy treatment 100-1000 mg/d for several weeks; megadose claims unsupported (1)
preparations:
10 g/15 mL solution (Constulose); 10 g, 20 g powder packets (Kristalose) (1) ·
100, 250, 500, 1000 mg tablets, chewables, gummies, effervescent; IV (specialty) (1) ·
17 g (OTC) and 14 g (Rx) powder packets; 238, 510, 527 g bottles; PEG-electrolyte preparations 4 L (GoLYTELY, NuLYTELY) (1) ·
5 mg enteric-coated tablets; 10 mg rectal suppositories; OTC and Rx (1) ·
50, 100, 250 mg capsules; 50 mg/5 mL syrup; OTC (1) ·
Bicillin L-A 600,000; 1.2M; 2.4M U IM; aqueous crystalline (Pfizerpen) 5M, 20M U IV; procaine 600,000 U/mL IM (1)
fda max:
routes:
onset:
1-3 days (1) ·
Constipation: 1-3 days; bowel prep: 1-3 hours after starting (1) ·
Constipation: 24-48 hours; HE: ammonia reduction within hours of stool production (1) ·
Days for symptom improvement in scurvy (1) ·
IV: minutes; IM benzathine: depot levels last weeks (1) ·
PO 6-12 hours; PR 15-60 minutes (1)
duration: (Click arrow to add another value)
halflife:
Aqueous crystalline ~30 minutes; benzathine effective ~3 weeks via depot release'"`UNIQ--ref-00001419-QINU`"' (1) ·
Not meaningfully described (1) ·
Not meaningfully described (negligible systemic absorption) (1) ·
Not meaningfully described — lactulose is not significantly absorbed (1) ·
Variable; effect dependent on local intestinal action rather than systemic kinetics'"`UNIQ--ref-0000106B-QINU`"' (1) ·
~10-20 days (steady-state body pool); single dose plasma ~2 hours (1)
bioavailability:
<0.1% systemic absorption (PEG 3350 is too large to absorb intact) (1) ·
<3% systemic absorption (the basis of the safety and mechanism)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000F5E-QINU`"' (1) ·
Acid-labile; not effective orally (oral form available outside US as penicillin G salts but penicillin V is preferred for oral use)'"`UNIQ--ref-0000141A-QINU`"' (1) ·
Local action; minimal systemic effect (1) ·
Low systemic absorption (enteric coating delivers drug to colon)'"`UNIQ--ref-0000106C-QINU`"' (1) ·
~70-90% at typical doses; saturable at high doses (>500 mg) (1)
pregnancy:
Generally considered acceptable for short-term use.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Generally considered safe (minimal systemic absorption).<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Generally considered safe due to minimal systemic absorption.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Generally considered safe.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Penicillin G is the only fully effective syphilis treatment in pregnancy; penicillin-allergic pregnant patients require desensitization.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Safe at routine doses; routinely supplemented in pregnancy.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1)
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