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Table 2 Pharmacological treatment of constipation (N prescriptions and %).

From: Prevalence and severity of antipsychotic related constipation in patients with schizophrenia: a retrospective descriptive study

Product

2007

2008

2009

Total period

 

Freq

%

Freq

%

Freq

%

Freq

%

Bisacodyl + enema (bowel preparation enema like)

0

0

1

0.8

0

0

1

0.4

Ispaghula

1

1.4

1

0.8

0

0

2

0.7

Lactulose

2

2.7

8

6

2

3.1

12

4.4

Macrogol (bowel preparation enema like)

19

26

2

1.5

0

0

21

7.8

Macrogol 3,350

8

11

36

27

17

26.2

61

22.5

Macrogol 4,000

19

26

40

30

24

36.3

83

30.6

Sodiumpicosulphate

17

23.1

34

25.6

18

27.7

69

25.4

Senna

0

0

0

0

1

1.5

1

0.4

Sodium phosphate (enema)

5

6.9

7

5.3

2

3.1

14

5.2

Soap enema

0

0

2

1.5

0

0

2

0.7

Water enema

2

2.7

2

1.5

1

1.5

5

1.9

Total

73

100

133

100

65

100

271

100