Polyethylene Glycol
Polyethylene Glycol. Osmotic laxative — non-absorbed polymer pulls water into the colon by osmosis. Workhorse of chronic constipation management… Oral half-life 4 h.
Osmotic laxative — non-absorbed polymer pulls water into the colon by osmosis. Workhorse of chronic constipation management; safe in pregnancy. Bowel-prep formulation for colonoscopy is the same molecule at higher doses.