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. 2016 Jan 10;8(1):4–12. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v8.i1.4

Table 1.

Relative effectiveness and cost of available bowel preparations

Prep % Adequate Lesion detection rate Cost1
4 L PEG Single 51%-88%[16,64] PDR 50.5%-51%[26,51] PEG 3350 with electrolytes 4 L
Split 71.3%-92.1%[23,51] ADR 27.8-34.3%[51,70] $26.59
2 L PEG Single 83.5%-91%[45,64] ADR 18.8%[70] Moviprep 100 g/1 kit
Split 74.4%-93.5%[45,48] $91.55
MiraLAX Single 67.8%-81.8%[29,31] PDR 47%[26] MiraLAX 8.3oz/238 g
Split $13.99
Sodium Phosphate 84.3%-90%[35,37] Not Available OsmoPrep 32 tabs
$163.05
Sodium Picosulfate Single 61.5%-82.6%[49,51] PDR 38.5%-42.9%[51,53] Prepopik, 2 pkts
Split 81.6%-87.9%[49,50] ADR 23.8%-31.3%[51,53] $121.31
Oral Sulfate Solution SuPrep 94.7%-98.4%[44,53] PDR 50.9%[53] SuPrep 1 kit
$49.09
Suclear 93.5%[45] ADR 26%[53] Suclear
$76.38
1

Prices from RxPriceQuotes.com as listed for CVS w/exception of MiraLAX which was priced at local CVS. PEG: Polyethylene glycol; PDR: Polyp detection rate; ADR: Adenoma detection rate.