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Osmo Prep

Your Medication

If you take Coumadin or Plavix, please STOP these medicines 5 days prior to your colonoscopy, if okay with the doctor that prescribes this medication. All other medications may be taken.
Diabetic patients should take ½ the usual dose of insulin/diabetes medication while on this clear liquid diet. No insulin or other diabetes medication should be taken the morning of the procedure.

NOTE: Before beginning the following steps, have your prescription for 32 OSMOPREP TABLETS filled at the pharmacy. You must have a driver present when you arrive for your procedure, and you must be driven home. Public transportation or cabs are not allowed.

1. Starting at lunch the day before the procedure, take only clear liquids – jello, apple juice, tea, clear broth, sodas, water, lemonade, Gatorade, and Popsicles or any liquid you can see through. Solid foods, milk, or milk products are NOT ALLOWED.
2. Starting at __________ the evening before your procedure, take 4 Osmoprep tablets every 15 minutes with at least 8 ounces of any clear liquid until all 20 tablets have been consumed. Remain close to toilet facilities.
3. At __________ a.m./p.m. on ________________ take 4 Osmoprep Tablets every 15 minutes with at least 8 ounces of any clear liquid until the remaining 12 tablets have been consumed. Remain close to toilet facilities.

IF YOUR PROCEDURE HAS BEEN SCHEDULED AT LAKE PARK SURGICARE, PLEASE DO NOT EAT OR DRINK ANYTHING AFTER MIDNIGHT ON THE DAY OF THE PROCEDURE.

IMA Endoscopy SurgiCenter is a Joint Commission accredited facility and is owned and operated by the physicians of Internal Medicine Associates.

Lake Park Surgicare, LLC is a Joint Commission accredited facility and is partially owned and governed by the physicians of Digestive Medicine Associates.