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PICOLAX® is the only bowel cleansing preparation which is indicated in children >1 and adults to clean the bowel prior to X-ray, endoscopy or surgery.1-8
PICOLAX®‘s dosing regimen is tailored to your patient’s procedure time, which means there is a shorter time between last dose of PICOLAX® and their procedure.1-9* The tailored dosing regimen produces superior outcomes compared to the previous day-before dosing regimen.1-9
*compared to day-before dosing regimen
PICOLAX® is an effective and well-tolerated orange flavoured bowel cleanser, that benefits from the combined stimulant and osmotic effects of sodium picosulphate and magnesium citrate.10-15
The tailored dosing regimen, which is set according to the time of your patient’s colonoscopy, results in significantly less repeat colonoscopies.9*
PICOLAX® can help improve the patient experience as less medicated solution needs to be consumed compared to PEG.1-3,7,8 Additionally, patients experience reduced nausea and vomiting with PICOLAX® and find it easier to finish compared to PEG.11,16
*compared to day-before dosing regimen
The success of any colonoscopy procedure depends upon the quality of a bowel preparation, with the time between last dose of bowel preparation and colonoscopy being instrumental to success.9
The OPTIMA Trial was a Phase III randomised, assessor-blinded, multicentre study comparing previous day-before dosing to a tailored dosing regimen.9
Hear from Professor Ralf Kiesslich, who conducted the trial, about the importance of the timings of a tailored dosing regimen and the endpoints of the OPTIMA Trial.
Job Code: UK-PIC-2000001 - Date of preparation: January 2021
