PEG 3350 Offers an Edge Over Lactulose in The Management of Functional Constipation
PEG 3350 Offers an Edge Over Lactulose in The Management of Functional Constipation
PEG 3350 Offers an Edge Over Lactulose in The Management of Functional Constipation, Muout, Docvidya, Pediatrics, Pediatric functional constipation, Paediatrician.
#IAP Guidelines 2018 and ESPGHAN and NASPGHAN Guidelines 2014. ^IAP recommends osmotic laxatives. $In children >1 year. Each scoop contains 9.5 gm of PEG. *Data on file. The minimum recommended dosage as per IAP/NASPGHAN guidelines and approximation of dosage is rounded off to nearest 0.5 decimal.
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ESPGHAN: European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition; IAP: Indian Academy of Pediatrics; NASPGHAN: North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; PEG: Polyethylene glycol.
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