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Free Video for Health Care Providers and Patients Who are Preparing for a Colonoscopy Is Now Available at www.TriLyte.com

Patient compliance plays an important role in the accuracy of a colonoscopy. Physicians are encouraged to share this video with their patients prior to their procedure.
A new video to help health care providers prepare patients for a colonoscopy is now available free of charge from the company that makes TriLyte(R) (PEG-3350, sodium chloride, sodium bicarbonate and potassium chloride for oral solution) with flavor packs, (www.TriLyte.com), which is indicated for bowel cleansing prior to a colonoscopy.

The video provides guidance to patients who are preparing for a colonoscopy by explaining the importance of cleaning the bowels prior to the procedure. It details how to mix and complete the preparation at home, provides a diagram of the procedure, and explains what a physician might do during the exam, and what happens after the procedure is finished.

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in men and in women in the United States. Colon cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. About 112,000 people are diagnosed with colon cancer and about 41,000 new cases of rectal cancer are diagnosed each year according to the American Cancer Society(1).

The death rate from colorectal cancer has been dropping for the past 15 years because polyps are being found by screening colonoscopies before they can develop into cancers. There are approximately one million survivors of colorectal cancer in the United States, and this number continues to grow(1).

To watch the video, to order it on CD, or for full prescribing information, please visit www.TriLyte.com

Source: TriLyte