Patent ID: 8753618

Claim:
A dry component of a pharmaceutically acceptable low-chloride-containing, sodium, and potassium electrolyte-replenishing oral formulation suitable for colon cleansing comprising: a) between about 0.15-1.5 grams of potassium bicarbonate; b) between about 1.0-3.5 grams of sodium bicarbonate; c) between about 1.0-4.0 grams of citric acid; d) between about 0.1-1.0 grams of sodium chloride; e) between about 50-140.0 grams of polyethylene glycol; and f) between about 1.0-50.0 grams of a sugar alcohol selected from the group consisting of xylitol, erythritol, ribitol, arabitol and mixtures thereof; wherein the dry component does not contain a purgative amount of sulfate or phosphate when reconstituted in one liter of an aqueous diluent.