Osmotic Laxative [EPC]

142433 reported adverse events

Drugs of this class: POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350 LACTULOSE POTASSIUM CATION MAGNESIUM CATION SODIUM CATION LACTULOSE SOLUTION POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350, SODIUM SULFATE ANHYDROUS, SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL-3350 AND ELECTROLYTES GAVILAX HELLEBORUS COMP. D

These side effects are most commonly reported by patients taking drugs of the Osmotic Laxative [EPC] class:

#	Side effect	Count
0	PRODUCT USE ISSUE	9517
1	DRUG INEFFECTIVE	9182
2	DIARRHOEA	9115
3	NAUSEA	8355
4	OFF LABEL USE	7946
5	FATIGUE	7145
6	DYSPNOEA	6585
7	VOMITING	5717
8	CONSTIPATION	5364
9	ASTHENIA	5081

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Drugs of the Osmotic Laxative [EPC] class are most commonly taken among patients reporting these side effects:

#	Side effect	Count	Frequency
0	INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING	467	0.7581
1	PRODUCT PRESCRIBING ISSUE	780	0.2289
2	INTERCEPTED DRUG PRESCRIBING ERROR	97	0.1960
3	CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE-MINERAL AND BONE DISORDER	102	0.1468
4	DRUG ADMINISTERED TO PATIENT OF INAPPROPRIATE AGE	1042	0.1446
5	AMMONIA INCREASED	522	0.1368
6	SEDATION COMPLICATION	105	0.1200
7	INCORRECT PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION DURATION	989	0.1195
8	PRODUCT CONTAMINATION PHYSICAL	123	0.1151
9	FAECES HARD	245	0.1136

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