Polyethylene Glycol 4000

Polyethylene Glycol 4000 is tasteless, non-toxic, hydrosoluble, non-absorbable and is not metabolized by colonic bacteria. It acts as a pure osmotic agent that adds moisture to stools to produce ‘hypocatharsis’. With the addition of favorable flavors, it is palatable and increases children compliance with the treatment.

Polyethylene Glycol 4000, referred to as PEG 4000, is used as an inactive ingredient in the pharmaceutical industry as a solvent, plasticizer, surfactant, ointments, and suppository base, and tablet and capsule lubricant.