{"id":2912,"date":"2012-10-30T11:22:09","date_gmt":"2012-10-30T16:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bad-drug.net\/?p=2912"},"modified":"2012-10-30T11:22:09","modified_gmt":"2012-10-30T16:22:09","slug":"fda-approves-a-brand-new-drug-for-colonoscopy-prepping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bad-drug.net\/bad-drug-blog\/fda-approves-a-brand-new-drug-for-colonoscopy-prepping","title":{"rendered":"FDA Approves A Brand New Drug For Colonoscopy-Prepping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On July 16<sup>th<\/sup> of 2012, the United States FDA approved Prepopik (composed of sodium picosulfate, magnesium oxide as well as citric acid) to aid in the process of cleansing the colon of adults preparing for a colonoscopy.\u00a0 A single dose of Prepopik comprises of 2 packets of powder which is soluble in cold water and meant to be taken at separate times.\u00a0 It is recommended that patients take this medication the night before a colonoscopy and morning time during the day of the colonoscopy.\u00a0 If this isn\u2019t feasible, then patients should take Prepopik in the afternoon and the evening before the colonoscopy.<\/p>\n<p>As a part of the regimen of Prepopik, patients taking this drug must consume additional fluids during before and after use.\u00a0 Intake of fluids is important in reducing the risk of electrolyte and fluid imbalance.\u00a0 The most common adverse side effects reported with adult patients prescribed Prepopik includes vomiting, nausea, and headache.<\/p>\n<p>According Dr. Victoria Kusiak, M.D., who\u2019s deputy director for the Office of Drug Evaluation III in the FDA\u2019s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, \u201cThe choice of a bowel cleansing regimen for colonoscopy should be based on a patient\u2019s health and personal preferences\u201d.\u00a0 Furthermore she goes on to say, \u201cToday\u2019s approval provides a new treatment option for patients and doctors to consider.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The efficacy and safety of Prepopik was established in 2 clinical studies with about 1,200 adult patients who were undergoing a colonoscopy.\u00a0 Patients were assigned randomly to take either the Prepopik Split-Dose regimen, the Day-Before regimen, or a controlled preparation which consisted of polyethylene glycol plus electrolytes (PEG+E) solution and two 5-mg bisacodyl tablets.<\/p>\n<p>The study was designed to measure the exact amount of patients whose colons were cleansed before a colonoscopy successfully.\u00a0 Prepopik was about as effective as the control preparation when it came to cleansing the colon.\u00a0 In the study where a patient was administered the Split-Dose regimen, it was superior compared to the control preparation.\u00a0 In this regimen, Prepopik was administered usually on the day before the scheduled colonoscopy and also on the morning of the colonoscopy.\u00a0 The control preparation was given to the designated patients entirely on the day before the colonoscopy.<\/p>\n<p>Ferring Pharmaceuticals, based in Parsippany, New Jersey, must conduct studies to gauge if the drug can be used safely and effectively in children as a condition of its approval.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 16th of 2012, the United States FDA approved Prepopik (composed of sodium picosulfate, magnesium oxide as well as citric acid) to aid in the process of cleansing the colon of adults preparing for a colonoscopy.\u00a0 A single dose of Prepopik comprises of 2 packets of powder which is soluble in cold water and meant to be taken at separate times.\u00a0 It is recommended that patients take this medication the night before a colonoscopy and morning time during the day of the colonoscopy.\u00a0 If this isn\u2019t feasible, then patients should take Prepopik in the afternoon and the evening before the colonoscopy. 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