You. Are. There.
Posted on 03/22/2006 10:56:44 PM PST by NormsRevenge
WEDNESDAY, March 22 (HealthDay News) -- OsmoPrep tablets (sodium phosphate monobasic monohydrate and sodium phosphate dibasic anhydrous) have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to cleanse the bowel before a colonoscopy, a test to detect colon cancer.
The tablet's maker, Salix Pharmaceuticals, said OsmoPrep had been approved for people 18 and older as an alternative to high-volume liquids taken before the procedure.
In a statement, the company cited a Mayo Clinic study's conclusion that unwillingness to take a bowel preparation was "the single largest barrier to colorectal cancer screening." Still, more than 10 million uses of bowel cleansing agents were prescribed during 2005, Salix said.
The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 30,000 lives could be saved each year by widespread colon cancer screening, the company said.
To learn more about colonoscopy, visit the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse.
Epicac for the butt.
You. Are. There.
lol. Got TriLyte?
I can drink a gallon of beer, no problem, that Colyte/TriLyte stuff , No way.
Take 2 OsmoPrep and see me in the morning. :)
Note to self: remeber to forget next checkup.
All I have to do is eat a Hardee's sausage biscuit for breakfast. By 2:30 PM I'm cleaned out and would be ready for the scope.
It's the real thing baby!
They need to hand these out in Congress.
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