FDA has announced it has approved a new colon-cleansing drug for colonoscopy prep, according to a news release. Prepopik (sodium picosulfate, magnesium oxide and citric acid), which is manufactured by ...

Social media is rife with content promoting colon cleansing as a way to shed toxins and fix everything from chronic fatigue and overweight to weak immunity and skin problems. Even doctors who aren’t ...

The world was shocked in August when the popular actor Chadwick Boseman died after a battle with colon cancer. It was a tragic situation not only because the “Black Panther” star was beloved by so ...

Methods to prepare the colon before colonoscopy are often poorly tolerated by patients because of diet restriction and the requirement to ingest a large volume of solution. The best approach for ...

Available as a sulfate-based tablet, Sutab provides an alternative to liquid-based colonoscopy preparations. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Sutab® (sodium sulfate, magnesium ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bowel cleansing for colonoscopy with a 1 L polyethylene glycol and ascorbic acid preparation proved highly effective and tolerable, according to a real-world study presented at ACG ...

If you're going to have a colonoscopy, it's important to prepare for it correctly. A colonoscopy is an invasive procedure in which a physician places a long, flexible tube outfitted with a small video ...

Colon cancer treatment is personalized based on stage, overall health and tumor characteristics. Early detection and accurate ...

This was a prospective, single center pilot analysis comparing the efficacy of CCE against routine screening colonoscopy at a tertiary care center (University Hospital of Basel, Switzerland). Patient ...

Available as a sulfate-based tablet, Sutab provides an alternative to liquid-based colonoscopy preparations. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Sutab® (sodium sulfate, magnesium ...