Table 2.
Dosage schedules of the laxatives.
| Substance | ATC-level 5 | Dosage schedules | Missing data | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On demand | Regular use standard dose | Regular use high dose |
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| Liquid paraffin | A06AA01 | 1 (11.1%) | 5 (55.6%) | 2 (22.2%) | 1 (11.1%) |
| Bisacodyl | A06AB02 | 2 (7.7%) | 21 (80.8%) | 1 (3.8%) | 2 (7.7%) |
| Senna glycosides | A06AB06 | 3 (17.6%) | 9 (52.9%) | 0 | 5 (29.4%) |
| Sodium pico sulphate | A06AB08 | 5 (10.6%) | 36 (76.6%) | 3 (6.4%) | 3 (6.4%) |
| Ispaghula (psylla seeds) | A06AC01 | 1 (14.3%) | - | - | 6 (85.7%) |
| Lactulose | A06AD11 | 14 (10.1%) | 100 (72.5%) | 10 (7.2%) | 14 (10.1%) |
| Macrogol combinations | A06AD65 | 1 (5.9%) | 16 (94.1%) | 0 | 0 |
| Docusate sodium | A06AG10 | 0 | 5 (100.0%) | 0 | 0 |
| Laurilsulfate | A06AG11 | 11 (52.4%) | 10 (47.6%) | 0 | 0 |
The results are given as number of participants with proportion (%) in brackets.
Twenty participants had incomplete data on the dosage of regularly used laxatives, and several participants used more than one drug.