"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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A consensus document on bowel preparation before colonoscopy: prepared by a task force from the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS), the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). Gastrointest Endosc. 2006 Jun; 63(7):894-909.
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Randomized clinical trial of two colonoscopy preparation methods for elderly patients. J Clin Gastroenterol. 1990 Aug; 12(4):405-8.
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[Signs of inflammation and hemorrhage in the rectal mucosa during therapy of rectal constipation with phosphate enemata and bisacodyl rectal tube]. Ugeskr Laeger. 1978 Aug 21; 140(34):2041-4.