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. 2011 Dec;25(12):657–662. doi: 10.1155/2011/486084

TABLE 1.

Bowel cleansing schedules, according to group, for morning (AM) and afternoon (PM) colonoscopy

Group 1 (AM)
  4L PEG
4 L PEG over 4 h starting at 18:00 on the day before colonoscopy
Group 2 (AM)
  2L PEG+B
20 mg B at 16:00 + 2 L PEG over 2 h starting at 20:00 on the day before colonoscopy
Group 3 (AM)
  NaP
45 mL NaP at 20:00 two days before colonoscopy + 45 mL NaP at 20:00 on the day before colonoscopy
Group 4 (AM)
  PSMC+M
One sachet of PSMC at 08:00 and at 14:00 + 300 mL M at 20:00 on the day before colonoscopy
Group1 (PM)
  4L PEG
2L PEG at 20:00 on the day before colonoscopy + 2L PEG at 06:00 on the day of colonoscopy
Group 2 (PM)
  2L PEG+B
20 mg B at 20:00 on the day before colonoscopy + 2L PEG at 06:00 on the day of colonoscopy
Group 3 (PM)
  NaP
45 mL NaP at 06:00 on the day before colonoscopy + 45 mL NaP at 06:00 on the day of colonoscopy
Group 4 (PM)
  PSMC+M
One sachet of PSMC at 18:00 and at 22:00 on the day before colonoscopy + 300 mL M at 06:00 on the day of colonoscopy

B Bisacodyl; M Magnesium citrate; NaP Sodium phosphate; PEG Polyethylene glycol; PSMC Pico-Salax (Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc, Canada)