glycerol; glycerin (Osmoglyn)
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Indications
- laxative
- topical agent
- osmotic diuretic
- calcium stonte
- reduction of intraocular pressure
- ophthalmic
- dry eyes
- reduction of corneal edema
- Sjogren's syndrome[3]
- increased intracranial pressure
Dosage
- laxative:
- insert suppository high in rectum & retain for 15 minutes
- repeat once/day as needed
- osmotic diuretic
- reduction of intraocular pressure
- 1-1.8 g/kg PO 1-1.5 hour preoperatively
- additional doses may be administered at 5 hour intervals
- reduction of intracranial pressure
Solution: (oral) 50%, 180 mL.
Pharmacokinetics
- not absorbed when administered PR
- onset of bowel relief is 15-30 minutes
elimination via feces
Adverse effects
- common (> 10%)
- less common (1-10%)
- uncommon (< 1%)
- arrhythmias, hyperglycemia, tenesmus, rectal irritation, cramping pain
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Component of
- glycerol/petrolatum/phenylephrine/shark liver oil
- glycerol/petrolatum/phenylephrine/pramoxine/preparation h
- glycerol/petrolatum/phenylephrine/pramoxine
- glycerol/ophthalmic agent/propylene glycol
- glycerol/lidocaine/preparation h
- glycerol/lanolin/lidocaine/zinc oxide
- glycerol/hydroxypropyl methylcellulose/phenylephrine
- dextran/glycerol/hydroxypropyl methylcellulose/polyvinyl alcohol ophthalmic
- camphor/glycerol
- allantoin/glycerol/propylene glycol
- alanine/arginine/calcium acetate/cysteine/glycerol/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/magnesium acetate/methionine/phenylalanine/phosphoric acid/potassium chloride/proline/serine/sodium acetate/sodium chloride/threonine/tryptophan/valine
- glycerol/soy oil
- glycerol/sodium chloride
- glycerol/saline nasal spray/sodium chloride
- glycerol/safflower oil/soy oil
- glycerol/propylene glycol
- glycerol/polysorbate
- glycerol/phenol
- glycerol/panthenol/vitamin e
- glycerol/naphazoline/zinc sulfate
- glycerol/naphazoline/zinc/zinc sulfate
- glycerol/naphazoline/nov protein
- glycerol/naphazoline
- glycerol/hydroxypropyl methylcellulose/polyethylene glycol/tetrahydrozoline/zinc sulfate
- glycerol/hydroxypropyl methylcellulose/polyethylene glycol
- glycerol/hydroxypropyl methylcellulose
- dyclonine/glycerol
- dimethicone/glycerol
- carboxymethylcellulose/glycerol/polysorbate
- carboxymethylcellulose/glycerol
- benzocaine/glycerol
- allantoin/glycerol
- alanine/arginine/calcium acetate/cysteine/glycerol/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/methionine/phenylalanine/potassium chloride/proline/serine/sodium acetate/sodium chloride/threonine/tryptophan/valine
- alanine/arginine/calcium acetate/cysteine/glycerol/glycine/histidine/isoleucine/leucine/lysine/methionine/phenylalanine/phosphoric acid/potassium chloride/proline/serine/sodium acetate/sodium chloride/threonine/tryptophan/valine
- 8 hydroxyquinoline/acetic acid/glycerol
- glycerol/hydroxypropyl methylcellulose/polyethylene glycol/tetrahydrozoline
- glycerol/hydroxypropyl methylcellulose/naphazoline
- dextran/glycerol/hydroxypropyl methylcellulose
- acetic acid/antipyrene/glycerol/8-OH quinoline
- glycerol/isopropanol
- glycerol/polyethylene glycol
- glycerol/phenylephrine/pramoxine/white petrolatum
- glycerol/pramoxine
- glycerol/witch hazel
- artificial tears/glycerol/naphazoline
- glycerol/phospholipid
- dextran/glycerol
- acetic acid/glycerol
- Unna's boot (Gelocast)