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Medscape wrote:The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved a lower-volume, 1-liter bowel cleansing preparation for colonoscopies. The product is intended to reduce one of the biggest deterrents for patients in completing the preparation, according to a company press release.
Approval went to Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd, for its Plenvu next-generation product. Plenvu (polyethylene glycol 3350, sodium ascorbate, sodium sulfate, ascorbic acid, sodium chloride, and potassium chloride for oral solution) is a polyethylene glycol-based (PEG) preparation.
It is expected to be available in the United States in the third quarter of this year.
Mark McKenna, senior vice president and general manager of Salix Pharmaceuticals, said in the release, "Studies have shown that high-volume bowel preparations can often be a deterrent to patients fully completing their preparation regimen. In contrast, Plenvu is the lowest, total-volume preparation bowel cleanser available in the United States."
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