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Laxatives

Professional nurse (London, England), 2005
Laxatives are used to treat constipation and to prepare the bowel before surgery or other investigative procedures. But, if used inappropriately, they can be dangerous, which can cause problems as many are sold over the counter. Carol McLoughlin looks at the types of laxative available, and how to help patients use them properly.
William A. Sodeman, Thomas C. Sodeman
openaire   +3 more sources

Long term treatment with stimulant laxatives – clinical evidence for effectiveness and safety?

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2019
Objectives: Bisacodyl and sodium picosulfate are classified both as stimulant laxatives, approved for short-term treatment of constipation and sold without prescription (OTC).
Mia Noergaard, J. Traerup Andersen, E. Jimenez‐Solem, Mikkel Bring Christensen   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Lax Privatisation from Lax Governance

2015
Abstract The retreat of the state has been a feature of the modern global landscape since the Reaganite era of the 1980s but it seems to be gathering pace at the present. Thus one admired concept that is having a new lease of life is that of privatisation.
Shahla Seifi, David Crowther
openaire   +1 more source

Laxative Tasting

Journal of Palliative Medicine, 2011
Katherine T, Morrison, Rosene D, Pirrello   +1 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Use of over-the-counter laxatives by community-dwelling adults to treat and prevent constipation: a national cross-sectional study

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2020
Barry L. Werth, Kylie A. Williams, M. Fisher, Lisa G. Pont   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Osmotic and stimulant laxatives for the management of childhood constipation

International Journal of Nursing Practice, 2017
R. Greenslade
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Appropriate Use of Laxatives in the Older Person

Drugs & Aging, 2019
Lisa G. Pont, M. Fisher, Kylie A. Williams   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Laxative Abuse

Pharmacology, 1992
openaire   +2 more sources

Are Senna based laxatives safe when used as long term treatment for constipation in children?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2018
A. Vilanova-Sanchez, A. Gasior, Nicole Toocheck, Laura Weaver, R. Wood, C. Reck, A. Wagner, E. Hoover, R. Gagnon, Jordon Jaggers, Tassiana G. Maloof, Onnalisa Nash, C. Williams, M. Levitt   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

bis‐(p‐hydroxyphenyl)‐pyridyl‐2‐methane (BHPM)—the active metabolite of the laxatives bisacodyl and sodium picosulfate—enhances contractility and secretion in human intestine in vitro

Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 2018
Dagmar Krueger, I. Demir, GO Ceyhan, F. Zeller, Michael Schemann   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source