Choice

  • All five Flavor Packs are attached to the bottle so that the patient can choose at home the flavor that they prefer
  • Colyte® with Flavor Packs provides true patient choice – pre-mixed flavors are often out of stock leaving patients out of luck
  • Colyte® with Flavor Packs offers patients more fruit flavor options than any other PEG, including orange, citrus berry, lemon lime, cherry, or pineapple.
  • 78% of patients and nearly 60% of gastroenterologists believe flavor choice can enhance compliance1

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Formulation

  • Colyte® with Flavor Packs is 34% less viscous than NuLYTELY®1†
  • Flavor – 48.5% of patients preferred the original PEG solution versus NuLYTELY® or had no preference2
  • Shortened prep time (one day) vs. saline laxative (two days)
  • Colyte® wtih Flavor Packs is safe for use in most patients... causing no significant changes in fluid or electrolyte balance

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Design

  • Patient-friendly design

    - Easy-pour handle – facilitates complete mixing of ingredients, and is designed for ease of use by patients

- Graduated bottle – provides patients and physicians with an accurate measure to help assess compliance



Support

  • Patient-friendly Colyte® with Flavor Packs educational material
    - Reinforces importance of prep completion
    - Helps patients stay on track
     - Minimizes callbacks



• Continued efforts to enhance patient compliance Click here

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Saline vs. PEG Preps

Saline Laxative

  • Patient must drink
    - 1.5 ounces of a highly concentrated salt solution   mixed  with 4 ounces of a clear liquid
    - 8 ounces of a clear liquid
    - 3 additional glasses of clear liquids

• Colon now contains highly concentrated salt solution

• Water is drawn from the body into the colon to dilute the highly concentrated salt solution

• Body supplies large volume of water needed to clean the colon

• Loss of body water can dehydrate the patient

Saline Laxative Risks

• Saline laxatives can produce significant reductions in body fluids and cause electrolyte imbalances

• Patients may experience adverse effects associated with dehydration and electrolyte imbalances

• Elderly patients, patients with impaired renal function or congestive heart failure (CHF), and patients on sodium-restricted or fluid-restricted diets are at greater risk of dehydration and electrolyte imbalances associated with saline laxatives

PEG Lavage

Colyte® : the PEG lavage choice

  • Cleans the colon by introducing a solution of water, electrolytes, and PEG into the colon over a short period of time
  • Provides a solution that maintains a normal fluid and electrolyte balance in the body
  • Colon is flushed for a clean, clear visual field

    PEG Lavage Benefits
  • Shorter prep time
  • Virtually no loss of body water
  • Unlikely to cause dehydration and electrolyte imbalances
  • Used safely in patients with
    - Renal impairment
    - Congestive heart failure (CHF)
    - Sodium-restricted or fluid-restricted diet


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As with all polyethylene glycol (PEG) lavages, nausea, abdominal fullness, and bloating are the most common adverse reactions, occurring in up to 50% of patients. Oral medication administered within 1 hour of the start of administration of Colyte® with Flavor Packs may be flushed from the gastrointestinal tract and not absorbed.

Ask your healthcare professional whether Colyte® with Flavor Packs is right for you.


References:
1. Data on file, Schwarz Pharma, Inc.
2. Froehlich F, Fried M, Schnegg JF, Gonvers JJ. Low sodium solution for colonic cleansing: a double-blind, controlled,
randomized prospective study. Gastrointest Endosc 1992;38:579-581.

†NuLYTELY® is a registered trademark of Braintree Laboratories, Inc.