METHOD FOR TIMING A COLONOSCOPY

• US 20130018223A1
• Filed: 07/16/2012
• Published: 01/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ferring BV (Ferring Holding SA)
• Original Assignee: Ferring BV (Ferring Holding SA)
• Inventors: Joseph, Raymond E.
• Granted Patent: US 9,669,110 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/101
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/4402 only substituted in position 2, e.g. pheniramine, bisacodyl
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 49/00 Preparations for testing in vivo
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 1/00 Drugs for disorders of the alimentary tract or the digestive system
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 1/10 Laxatives
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 43/00 Drugs for specific purposes, not provided for in groups A61P1/00-A61P41/00

Abstract

Based on the present disclosure, a minimal time interval can be achieved between the last ingestion of a picosulfate composition and the performance of the colonoscopy. For example, the present disclosure is directed to a method of timing a colonoscopy procedure performed on a patient in need thereof, comprising: administering, to the patient, a picosulfate bowel composition kit according to the kit'"'"'s instructions; performing the procedure less than about 4 hours after the administration of the kit.

Claims

1. A method of timing a colonoscopy procedure performed on a patient in need thereof, comprising:

administering, to the patient, a picosulfate bowel composition; and

performing the procedure less than about 4 hours after the administration of the composition.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of performing the procedure occurs from about 3 hours to about 1 hour after the administration of the bowel composition.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the step of performing the procedure occurs from about 3 hours to about 2 hours after the administration of the bowel composition.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the bowel composition comprise sodium picosulfate, magnesium oxide, and citric acid.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising administering clear liquids to the patient following the administration of the bowel composition.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the picosulfate bowel composition is part of a picosulfate bowel composition kit further comprising instructions for preparing the picosulfate bowel composition for administration.

7. A method of timing a colonoscopy procedure performed on a patient in need thereof, comprising:

administering, to the patient, a first bowel composition the day before the procedure;

administering, to the patient the day of the procedure, a second bowel composition; and

performing the procedure less than about 4 hours after the administration of the second bowel composition.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the step of performing the procedure occurs from about 3 hours to about 1 hour after the administration of the second bowel composition.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the step of performing the procedure occurs from about 3 hours to about 2 hours after the administration of the second bowel composition.

10. The method according to claim 7, wherein the first and the second bowel compositions comprise sodium picosulfate, magnesium oxide, and citric acid.

11. The method according to claim 7, further comprising administering clear liquids to the patient following at least one of the first and the second administrations of the bowel compositions.

12. The method according to claim 7, wherein the picosulfate bowel composition is part of a picosulfate bowel composition kit further comprising instructions for preparing the picosulfate bowel composition for administration.

13. A method of timing a colonoscopy procedure performed on a patient in need thereof, comprising:

administering, to the patient, a first bowel composition the day before the procedure; and

administering, to the patient the day of the procedure, a second bowel composition less than about 4 hours prior to the procedure.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the step of administering the second bowel composition occurs from about 3 hours to about 1 hour prior to the procedure.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the step of administering the second bowel composition occurs from about 3 hours to about 2 hours prior to the procedure.

16. The method according to claim 13, wherein the first and the second bowel compositions comprise sodium picosulfate, magnesium oxide, and citric acid.

17. The method according to claim 13, further comprising administering clear liquids to the patient following at least one of the first and the second administrations of the bowel compositions.

18. The method according to claim 13, wherein the picosulfate bowel composition is part of a picosulfate bowel composition kit further comprising instructions for preparing the picosulfate bowel composition for administration.