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Health Canada reports that, as of June 2012, it had received 11 reports of convulsions suspected of being associated with use of the oral purgative Pico-Salax [sodium picosulfate/magnesium citrate].
Pico-Salax acts as an osmotic laxative. It is indicated for bowel clearance prior to X-ray examination, endoscopy or surgery. Pico-Salax-induced diarrhoea may lead to dehydration and loss of electrolytes, particularly sodium, which in turn...