Drugs for Chronic Idiopathic Constipation Are Similarly Effective - POEMs - American ...
Jun 15, 2018 - If nondrug measures are unsuccessful for chronic idiopathic constipation, the choice of a pharmacologic agent should be based on cost, tolerability, and long-term adherence rather than efficacy, because the efficacy is similar among drugs and drug classes.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0615/p819a.html
Laxatives for the Management of Childhood Constipation - Cochrane for Clinicians - ...
Oct 1, 2017 - Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is superior to placebo (mean difference [MD] = 2.61 more stools per week; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.15 to 4.08), lactulose (MD = 0.70; 95% CI, 0.10 to 1.31), and milk of magnesia (MD = 0.69; 95% CI, 0.48 to 0.89) at increasing the number of bowel ...
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/1001/p433.html
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