SODIUM PICOSULFATE, MAGNESIUM OXIDE, AND ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID (CLENPIQ) Nursing Considerations

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What is the generic name?

SODIUM PICOSULFATE, MAGNESIUM OXIDE, AND ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID

What is the Trade Name for SODIUM PICOSULFATE, MAGNESIUM OXIDE, AND ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID?

CLENPIQ

What are the Indications for SODIUM PICOSULFATE, MAGNESIUM OXIDE, AND ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID?

  • 1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE CLENPIQ is indicated for cleansing of the colon as a preparation for colonoscopy in adults and pediatric patients 9 years of age and older. CLENPIQ ¬Æ is a combination of sodium picosulfate, a stimulant laxative, and magnesium oxide and anhydrous citric acid, which form magnesium citrate, an osmotic laxative, indicated for cleansing of the colon as a preparation for colonoscopy in adults and pediatric patients ages 9 years and older. ( 1 )

 

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