Drug details

CoLyte (polyethylene glycol and electrolytes solution)

type of Laxatives, Osmotic

Colyte (peg-3350 & electrolytes) for Oral Solution is a colon lavage preparation indicated for bowel cleansing prior to colonoscopy or barium enema X-ray examination.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• gas,
• nausea, or
• bloating,
• stomach pain or cramps, 
• feelings of fullness in the stomach/abdomen,
• no bowel movement within two hours after use,
• rectal pain or irritation,
• gagging.

The following drugs are related to CoLyte, either as a replacement or used together:

• Dulcolax (bisacodyl suppositories)
• GaviLyte-C (polyethylene glycol and electrolytes solution)
• GaviLyte-G (polyethylene glycol & electrolytes)
• GaviLyte-H Tablets and Oral Solution (peg-3350, sodium chloride, sodium bicarbonate and potassium chloride)
• GaviLyte-N (peg-3350 and electrolytes)
• GoLytely (polyethylene glycol 3350 and electrolytes oral solution)
• NuLytely (polyethylene glycol 3350, sodium chloride, sodium bicarbonate and potassium chloride for oral solution)
• OsmoPrep (sodium phosphate monobasic monohydrate and sodium phosphate dibasic anhydrous)
• Suflave (polyethylene glycol 3350, sodium sulfate, potassium chloride, magnesium sulfate, and sodium chloride)
• Sutab (sodium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, and potassium chloride tablets)