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...endpointof the trial, meaning they completed their colonoscopy withoutrequiring manual/mechanical ventilation and alternative sedativemedication (non-study sedative(s) used because of inadequatesedation). By comparison, 28% of patients in the Aquavan 2.0 mg/kgtreatment arm achieved treatment success (pless than0......ssue colon biopsies of thesubject obtained through colonoscopy (a common procedure forCrohn's patients). In one trial, subjects received a regimen of 3weekly doses for 15 weeks of either active treatment or placebo; inthe other trial, all subjects received placebo for 3 weeks and then12 weeks of either active tr......ted for cleansing of the colon as a preparationfor colonoscopy in adults 18 years of age or older. MOVIPREP shouldbe used with caution in patients using concomitant medications thatincrease the risk of electrolyte abnormalities such as diuretics orangiotensin converting enzyme (ACE)-inhibitors or in patients wit......esults from a phase 3 trial in patients undergoing colonoscopy andan open-label study in patients undergoing mino...sures of physician andpatient satisfaction. In the colonoscopy trial, among patientstreated with an initial bolus dose of 6.5 mg/kg of Aquavan, thesedation success...