Disposable Enema rectal and Gallium Nitrate

• Generic Name: sodium biphosphate / sodium phosphate
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names:

  Disposable Enema, Fleet Enema, OsmoPrep

Disposable Enema are forms of phosphorus, which is a naturally occurring substance that is important in every cell in the body.

Disposable Enema is a combination medicine used in adults and children to treat constipation and to clean the bowel before colon surgery, x-rays, or endoscopy examinations.

Disposable Enema may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: gallium nitrate
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Ganite

Used in conjunction with adequate hydration for the management of symptomatic hypercalcemia associated with malignant neoplasms in patients whose hypercalcemia is not adequately managed with conventional methods of treatment (e.g., hydration alone); designated an orphan drug by FDA for this use.

More conservative measures than gallium therapy (e.g., hydration alone or combined with diuretics) generally are used for mild or asymptomatic hypercalcemia.

Has been used alone and in combination with other antineoplastic agents for the treatment of advanced or metastatic bladder carcinoma; however, other agents are preferred.