"Bisacodyl" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A diphenylmethane stimulant laxative used for the treatment of CONSTIPATION and for bowel evacuation. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p871)
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D001726
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.559.389.657.239.132
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bisacodyl" by people in Profiles.
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Efficacy of bowel preparation with the use of a prepackaged, low fibre diet with a low sodium, magnesium citrate cathartic vs. a clear liquid diet with a standard sodium phosphate cathartic. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2005 Jun 15; 21(12):1491-5.