Saline Laxatives Market
Saline laxatives are soluble inorganic salts that contain multivalent cations or anions. Examples of saline laxatives include citrate salts (Royvac), magnesium preparations (Phillips’ Milk of Magnesia), sulfate salts, and sodium phosphate. Saline laxatives can be administered orally as well rectal route of administration. Oral saline (salt) laxatives are used for rapid emptying lower intestine and bowel. Oral saline laxatives are most commonly used in treating occasional constipation. Rectal saline laxatives have applications in various health conditions such as during labor pain, post birth, during preparation for examination or surgery, to normalize bowel functions, and in post-surgical conditions.
Market Dynamics
Increasing prevalence of constipation due to sedentary lifestyle and low consumption of fluids and fiber diet are major factors that are expected to drive the global saline laxative market growth over the forecast period. For instance, according to a National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) study 2016, chronic constipation is a common complaint received by both gastroenterologists and primary care physicians, with prevalence estimates ranging from 1% to 8% among the North America population. Moreover, constipation occurs more frequently in women, with a female/male ratio ranging from 1.01 to 3.77.
Various saline (salt) solutions such as magnesium citrate, magnesium hydroxide (MOM), magnesium sulfate (Epsom salts), sodium phosphates, and polyethylene glycol are used in preparing oral saline laxatives. Moreover, manufacturers are focused on offering saline laxatives for oral use, which is expected to drive growth of the oral segment in saline laxatives market over the forecast period. For instance, Pendopharm offers LAX-A DAY, polyethylene Glycol 3350 Powder (salt) for oral solution. The product was launched in August 2017.
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