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ISSUE 1619
March 8, 2021
Sodium Sulfate-Based Tablets (Sutab) for Colonoscopy Preparation
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March 8, 2021 (Issue: 1619)
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.
... more
- ASGE Standards of Practice Committee. Bowel preparation before colonoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc 2015; 81:781.
- JA DiPalma et al. A safety and efficacy comparison of a new sulfate-based tablet bowel preparation versus a PEG and ascorbate comparator in adult subjects undergoing colonoscopy. Am J Gastroenterol 2021; 116:319.
- RL Woosley and KA Romero. QT drugs list. Available at: www.crediblemeds.org. Accessed February 18, 2021.

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