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PAD Profile : Phosphates (Rectal) - Constipation Important
Keywords :
phosphates enema, osmotic laxatives, Sodium acid phosphate with sodium phosphate
Brand Names Include :
Fleet ready-to-use enema
Important Information :
Contraindicated in patients with CKD, dehydration and heart failure (among others).
Traffic Light Status
Status 1 of 1.
Guidelines
The following guidelines are available for this indication.
Other Drugs
- Macrogol 3350
- Methylnaltrexone bromide
- Prucalopride
- Naloxegol
- Ispaghula husk
- Bisacodyl
- Docusate sodium
- Glycerol
- Senna
- Lactulose
- Sterculia
- Co-danthrusate (Dantron/docusate sodium)
- Co-danthramer (Dantron/poloxamer 188)
- Sodium citrate (Rectal)
- Naldemedine
- Arachis oil
- Magnesium hydroxide
- Sodium picosulfate
Other Indications
No indications returned.
Additional Documents
No additional documents returned.
Committee Recommendations
Date
Committee Name
Narrative
03 July 2024
Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care System Area Prescribing Committee (APC)
The Surrey Heartlands APC have adopted the CKS principles for the management of constipation in adults.
Management | Constipation | CKS | NICE
The CKS guidance covers the management of constipation in adults (including pregnant women and those who are breastfeeding), for short-duration and chronic constipation, and faecal loading and/or impaction.
Refer to the formulary for Traffic Light status / place in therapy of locally agreed treatment options.
Associated BNF Codes
01. Gastro-Intestinal System
01.06.04. Osmotic laxatives