Prepopik Laxative (Page 9) (Top voted first)

Has anyone in the US used this yet for colonscopy and what did it cost?

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I haven't taken it yet, but I, too, am outraged at the price. Pharmacy cost was $125, and $107 out of pocket after insurance applied. This is a total rip off and should not be allowed. 2 packets of powder and a plastic cup. Some regulatory body needs to do something about this. I'm sure this is why insurance doesn't pay much. It just isn't worth the cost.

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hi everyone…
i need some advice!

my doctor gave me prepopik not for preparation for a colonoscopy but because i have a severe blockage/constipation that is filling up my entire colon! discovered this earlier this week when i went to the ER due to abdominal pain and vomiting up everything (even slow sips of water). they tried a huge enema and had me drink a 10 oz bottle of magnesium citrate. NOTHING happened, so i did 2 more at-home enemas and another bottle of magnesium citrate. this hardly did anything, hence why my GI doctor just gave me the prepopik.

since i'm not having a procedure done, it's a little difficult to find information (since i am not on a strict time frame, and don't actually have to completely clear my colon, etc.

MY BIGGEST QUESTION IS THIS: how can i take this medicine without vomiting? i mixed the powder with gatorade instead of water, and i tried to gulp it since it tasted so terrible and burned (gulped about 3-4 oz of it, then threw up a ton. is this only because i overdid it by trying to gulp it? or did i maybe mess up the chemicals by mixing the powder with gatorade? for my second step, should i mix it with water instead, or stick to the gatorade sports drink because the flavoring makes it slightly less nausea inducing? should i dilute it more so i'd have 10 oz of medicine instead of 5, for instance?

i'd really appreciate help ASAP so if anyone is online that'd be great! thank you!

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well thank you for the information... no need to be rude however. it's an understandable mistake to make considering so many other laxative products can be mixed into other liquids.

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I have to meet a high deductible before my insurance will pay a nickel. This product seems far too expensive, and I had to pay for it out of my pocket (over $100). Think twice before filling a prescription for this if it's in preparation for a routine colonoscopy. In my opinion, it's a total rip off. If I could do it over again, I would not have filled the prescription. I would have asked my doctor to prescribe a generic preparation that is a fraction of the cost of Prepopik.

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I'm taking the prepopik I was talking about the liquids I'm required to take '

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It didn't work for me. I did everything right and it didn't start working until 3 am when I got to the hospital i used enemas and still was only 3/4 clean

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I used this for the first time last night. Horrible. This is my 4th colonscooy prep and i will be going back to the old, drink more option. That worked fast for me, was done in a few hours and had a good night's sleep. I took my first dose of this at 6pm last night, started going around 7, was up all night and was still going at 6am this morning. Was due for second dose at 7 and waiting to head if i should take it. Afraid i wont make it to the dr if i take more. Newer, better tasting, less to drink-not always better.

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someone said costs about 90.00 at costco....sure not 90.00 in California. I went to costco today to pick up my prescription of prepopik and the clerk said insurance would not cover so my cost would be 136.00, I about dropped......I just couldn't imagine going back to that old stuff i used 5 yrs ago and I had heard good things on this Prepopik, BUT i was not gonna pay 136.00, I had a coupon for 10.00 off but they wouldn't take that because I was on medicare, well, nothing to do but to go back to my doctor and see if i could get a different prescription for something less than 100.00 (i have been reading what they pay in Canada and it's a loss less than 100.00, one person said 20.00 plus 18.00 shipping to USA. I was going to go that route as I have used canadian pharmacies in the past. Well anyway I went in to see my doctor and explained to the girl I was barely getting more than 137.00 from social security every month and couldn't afford this amount, another girl came out of her office and said sorry i couldn't help but overheard your conversation, maybe I have a sample in the cabinet, thank heavens she did.....she gave me the same and said Happy birthday. I hugged her and told her over and over thank you thank you. Went home a happy camper. I read somewhere that someone had paid over 200.00 for theirs, I cannot imagine these pharmacy's making that much profit. So if your doctor prescribes this Prepopik cry "poor" and just maybe you'll get a free sample.

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Hi, mine was scheduled for around the same time. I took my first at 6PM the night before and the Second around 4AM the day of. This way you have 5 hours to drink the three 8 oz. of liquids for the second dose, which I would drink sooner rather wait until the 5th hour.

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If you take the medication at the times they tell you to do it, then you may wind up having an "accident" while driving to the clinic. Do the doctors really want you to need an adult diaper? And - some people don't even feel the effects of the second dose for 4-5 hours after taking it, so the instruction to take the stuff 4 hours prior to the procedure may not work. The nurse told me that for those people - for whom the second dose doesn't work quickly enough - they will need to get their colonoscopy redone. In other words, they will have gone through the diet/liquids/medication and then have to repeat the process because their system didn't work quickly enough.

I liked Prepopik as much as it is possible to like a prep. But I think there needs to be a better method than asking people to take the stuff so close to the procedure time. Perhaps a better camera that would allow docs to see through the slime that must build up between the end of the elimination process and the actual procedure? That would allow for some extra time so that those of us who take longer to finish in the bathroom would not be stressed by the need to finish in time.

The whole elimination process took me from 4:20 pm on Thursday afternoon to 11:30 Friday morning. I had only about a 2 hour break early Friday morning, between the end of dose 1 elimination and the start of dose 2. My appointment was 2:30 Friday afternoon. Starting the second dose at 10:30 am on Friday would not have worked for me...and yes, I did a very s"

I am not looking forward to my second exam in 10 years because of the uncertainty of wondering if I will finish in time. Maybe the process will have changed by then.

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I used Prepopik last night and early this morning for my first scope. I ate lightly the day before liquid diet and made sure to keep hydrated. I mixed the first dose with very cold water and drank with a straw, then drank the prescribed clear liquids after. It started working about an hour later. I had no nausea, no vomiting, and little cramping. I was in bed by 10:30, although I did awaken several times to go again. At 6:30am I took the second dose. By the time I arrived for my procedure, I had the cleanest colon in town. Thankfully, a smooth procedure with no cancer and no polyps. I should add that I took a Cologuard diagnostic that came back positive and I'm at the age to start evaluations, so my doctor scheduled the colonoscopy. Cologuard can produce many inaccurate results so if you want to be sure, get the scope.

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Just to update for others' warning: ended up vomiting about a dozen times (including in the waiting room for the colonoscopy) and had to get 2 bags of fluids because I was dehydrated and anti-nausea drugs - all before the colonoscopy! Now I am home and left with a massive headache, I believe it's from the dehydration. Needless to say, I will NEVER take this prep again!!!

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I took the first 5oz. Prepopik 2hrs. ago.. instantly felt nauseated. Awful after taste...dreading the 2nd dose. Feeling bloated as I am not much of a water drinker. Got to get through this..need to get checked out in the morning.

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Had my first colonoscopy this morning and used the split dose Prepopik as the prep. ($96 at my local pharmacy). It was SO much easier than I was expecting/dreading! Took the first dose at 6pm and the 2nd at 2am for an 8:15am procedure. I'm a post-menopausal 59 year old female, with irregular bowel habits to begin with, and it took at least 4.5 hours for the first dose to start working. I was beginning to worry that it wasn't going to kick in at all, but it finally did. I experienced none of the cramping or abdominal pain mentioned by some - the mix was easy to tolerate (although I did hear another patient this morning saying she couldn't keep the 2nd dose down). The flavor is a mild orange, with no weird aftertaste. For any future colonoscopies I would definitely use Prepopik again, but would switch to soft white foods 2 days prior, then clear liquids only 1 day prior. I think this would make the cleanse even easier.

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I just had my 3rd Colonoscopy in 20 years. I must say the prepopkic was the easiest prep out of them all. After the 2nd Endoscopy I was very hesitant to go for the 3rd.but was told by my gastrointestinal Dr.
that this prep was a lot easier to take and with less drinking of fluids. He was right! It was a breeze getting through the procedure.
I was given a coupon for propopik from my gastro Dr. CVS Pharmacy excepted it.
I hope this helps decide on going through the procedure.

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Thank you so much for that info. I was getting very nervous that it was not working. When I used the other prep it worked very fast. This made me feel so much better.

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My doc gave me a coupon so cost was $40 which I used at Walgreen's.

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I took my first dose at 6 p.m. I have been having small BM's all day and tonight but not the liquid. I drank as required. I took my 2nd dose 4 hours later per the instructions and had a Bm. I wish the liquid would start soon I am to arrive at the center @6 am.

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Finally started working around 11:15. Kept on working for the few hours. Still have some darkness but has been liquid.

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Took this stuff at 6:30 pm and its now 11:06 pm and not much is happening. All the anticipation for this procedure and n...

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Prepopik is by far the best and most tolerable bowel prep for colonoscopy! I have tried 3 others in the past, including ...

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A blue M & M looking pill... It has 44 then under that 348 on only one side. ## Yes, this is an over the counter lax...

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My husband began the entire process with Prepopik at 6:00 pm and another dose at 2:00 am before his procedure at 9:30 am...

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I have a new colostomy and must have a colonoscopy that goes to it and my bottom. Other ostomates have said they had a g...

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I am looking for the name of a Laxative. They are hard deep red coloured round pills. Aprox 7mm across. It was a laxativ...

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I took two laxatives yesterday and experienced bad diarrhea that night really late. I experienced the bad diarrhea again...

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My GI prescribed Prepopik at my request - it sounded easier than the other options. My instructions are to take the firs...

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i understand that its availble in Canada. But goes by a differant name. Do you know what it is called? I was happy to he...

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I'm having problems with constipation but am afraid to take a laxative with rivaroxaban. Please let me know what can...

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