Article: Guidelines Developed By The American Society For Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Cites Visicol As A Widely Accepted Bowel Preparation.

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BLUE BELL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 2003

InKine Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: INKP) today announced that guidelines developed by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) cite sodium phosphate tablets (Visicol) as 1 of 3 widely accepted bowel preparations for colonoscopy.

The guidelines appear in the April issue (Volume 57, Number 4) of the journal "Gastrointestinal Endoscopy". The guidelines state, "when compared with the polyethylene glycol-based preparation, sodium phosphate tablets demonstrated similar efficacy in cleansing of the colon, better patient tolerance, and fewer GI side effects." ...

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