Advice
Following an abbreviated submission
Movicol Paediatric Plain is accepted for use in Scotland as an alternative to Movicol Half for the treatment of paediatric faecal impaction. The new product is a reformulation of an existing paediatric presentation of macrogol to remove flavour and sweetener, and no clinical data have been considered in drafting this recommendation.
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Medicine details
- Medicine name:
- Movicol Paediatric Plain
- SMC ID:
- 103/04
- Indication:
- Paediatric faecal impaction
- Pharmaceutical company
- Norgine Ltd
- BNF chapter
- Gastro-intestinal system
- Submission type
- Abbreviated
- Status
- Accepted
- Date advice published
- 12 July 2004