Constipation
Patients can buy over the counter for short term symptoms
| Pack | Price |
|---|---|
| 500 ml | £5.87 |
Macrogol Compound Oral Powder Sachets NPF SF
Constipation
Primary Care : Prescribe by brand : Laxido or generic :Macrogol compound oral powder sachets NPF sugar free
Secondary care : Wellsky as: MACROGOL Compound (MOVICOL/LAXIDO) Oral Powder
Patients can be advised to buy over the counter for short term symptoms
| Pack | Price |
|---|---|
| 30 sachet | £5.97 |
Macrogol Compound Half-Strength Oral Powder Sachets NPF SF (Paediatric )
Constipation
Patients can be advised to buy over the counter for short term symptoms
| Pack | Price |
|---|---|
| 30 sachet | £4.38 |
Occasional Constipation
| Pack | Price |
|---|---|
| 4 enema |
Occasional constipation
| Pack | Price |
|---|---|
| 1 enema | £85.95 |
| Pack | Price |
|---|---|
| 1 enema | £63.68 |
Magnesium Carbonate / Anhydrous Citric Acid (Citramag)
Bowel cleansing prior to bowel endoscopy, radiology, or colonic surgery
Rationale: 1
Large Volume bowel cleansing solutions should not be prescribed in Primary Care
The NPSA alert which was issued for this group of drugs can be viewed via the March 2009 APC bulletin
Bowel cleansing prior to bowel endoscopy, radiology, or colonic surgery
DO NOT PRESCRIBE FOR CONSTIPATION
Rationale: 1
Large Volume bowel cleansing solutions should not be prescribed in Primary Care
The NPSA alert which was issued for this group of drugs can be viewed via the March 2009 APC bulletin