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Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution is indicated for cleansing of the colon as a preparation for colonoscopy in adults.
Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution should be taken as a split-dose oral regimen.
The dose for colon cleansing requires administration of two bottles of Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution. Each bottle is administered as 16 ounces of diluted Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution with an additional 1 quart of water taken orally. The total volume of liquid required for colon cleansing (using two bottles) is 3 quarts (approximately 2.8 L) taken orally prior to the colonoscopy in the following way:
Split-Dose (Two-Day) Regimen
Day prior to colonoscopy:
- A light breakfast may be consumed, or have only clear liquids on the day before colonoscopy. Avoid red and purple liquids, milk, and alcoholic beverages.
- Early in the evening prior to colonoscopy: pour the contents of one bottle of Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution into the mixing container provided. Fill the container with water to the 16 ounce fill line, and drink the entire amount.
- Drink two additional containers filled to the 16 ounce line with water over the next hour.
- Have only clear liquids until after the colonoscopy. Avoid red and purple liquids, milk, and alcoholic beverages.
- The morning of colonoscopy (10 to 12 hours after the evening dose): pour the contents of the second bottle of Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution into the mixing container provided. Fill the container with water to the 16 ounce fill line, and drink the entire amount.
- Drink two additional containers filled to the 16 ounce line with water over the next hour.
- Complete all Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution and required water at least two hours prior to colonoscopy or as directed by physician.
- Gastrointestinal obstruction
- Bowel perforation
- Gastric retention
- Ileus
- Toxic colitis or toxic megacolon
- Known allergies to components of the kit [see Description (11)]
Day of colonoscopy:
• Two 6 ounce bottles of oral solution.
Each 6 ounce bottle contains: sodium sulfate 17.5 grams, potassium sulfate 3.13 grams, magnesium sulfate 1.6 grams.
| Table 1: Treatment-Emergent Adverse Reactions Observed in at Least 2% of Patients on the Split-Dose (2-Day) Regimen | ||
| Symptom | Split-Dose (2-Day) Regimen | |
| Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution N=190 | PEG + E Product N=189 | |
| Overall Discomfort | 54% | 67% |
| Abdominal Distension | 40% | 52% |
| Abdominal Pain | 36% | 43% |
| Nausea | 36% | 33% |
| Vomiting | 8% | 4% |
| Headache | 1.1% | 0.5% |
Table 2 shows the percentages of patients who developed new abnormalities of important electrolytes and uric acid after completing the bowel preparation with either Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution or PEG+E administered as a split-dose (2-day) regimen.
| Table 2: Patients with Normal Baseline Serum Chemistry with A Shift to an Abnormal Value While on the Split-Dose (2-Day) Regimen | |||
| Day of Colonoscopy n (%)* | Day 30n (%)* | ||
| Anion gap (high) † | Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution | 14 (8.9) | 3 (1.9) |
| PEG + Electrolytes | 12 (7.6) | 2 (1.4) | |
| Bicarbonate (low) | Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution | 20 (12.7) | 7 (4.4) |
| PEG + Electrolytes | 24 (15.2) | 4 (2.7) | |
| Bilirubin, total (high) | Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution | 14 (8.5) | 0 (0) |
| PEG + Electrolytes | 20 (11.7) | 3 (1.9) | |
| BUN (high) | Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution | 2 (1.6) | 14 (11.2) |
| PEG + Electrolytes | 4 (2.9) | 19 (14.5) | |
| Calcium (high) | Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution | 16 (10.4) | 8 (5.2) |
| PEG + Electrolytes | 6 (3.7) | 6 (3.9) | |
| Chloride (high) | Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution | 4 (2.4) | 6 (3.7) |
| PEG + Electrolytes | 20 (12.2) | 6 (3.8) | |
| Creatinine (high) | Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution | 3 (1.9) | 5 (3.2) |
| PEG + Electrolytes | 2 (1.2) | 8 (5.2) | |
| Osmolality (high) | Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution | 8 (5.8) | NA |
| PEG + Electrolytes | 19 (12.9) | NA | |
| Osmolality (low) | Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution | 3 (2.2) | NA |
| PEG + Electrolytes | 2 (1.4) | NA | |
| Potassium (high) | Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution | 3 (1.8) | 6 (3.7) |
| PEG + Electrolytes | 5 (2.9) | 8 (4.9) | |
| Sodium (low) | Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution | 5 (3.1) | 1 (0.6) |
| PEG + Electrolytes | 4 (2.3) | 2 (1.2) | |
| Uric acid (high) | Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution | 27 (23.5) | 13 (11.5) |
| PEG + Electrolytes | 12 (9.5) | 20 (16.7) | |
There were also 408 patients who participated in a study in which either Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution or PEG+E were administered in an evening-only (1-day) regimen. Higher rates of overall discomfort, abdominal distention, and nausea were observed with the evening-only (1-day) regimen compared to the split-dose (2-day) regimen for both preparations. Patients treated with Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution had increased rates of vomiting with the evening-only (1-day) regimen. An evening-only (1-day) dosing regimen was associated with higher rates of abnormal values for some electrolytes when compared to the split-dose (2-day) regimen for both preparations. For Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution, the evening-only (1-day) regimen was associated with higher rates of total bilirubin (high), BUN (high), creatinine (high), osmolality (high), potassium (high) and uric acid (high) than the Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution split dose (2-day) regimen. Administration of Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution in an evening-only (1-day) dosing regimen is not recommended.
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Novel Laboratories, Inc.
Somerset, NJ 08873, USA
PI7000000103
Revised 11/2014