Sodium Sulfate-Based Tablets (Sutab) for Colonoscopy Preparation

Date: March 8, 2021
Issue #: 
1619Summary: 
The FDA has approved an oral tablet formulation of
sodium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, and potassium
chloride (Sutab– Braintree) for colon cleansing prior
to colonoscopy in adults. A sodium sulfate-based oral
solution(Suprep) has been available in the US since
2010.Sutab is the second tablet formulation to be
approved for bowel cleansing prior to colonoscopy;
a sodium phosphate-based tablet(OsmoPrep) was
approved earlier.

Source: The Medical Letter - January 27, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: admin Source Type: research