Dosing schedules
PLENVU® must be completed before your colonoscopy.
Your healthcare professional should already have told you which dosing schedule you are to follow. If unsure, please check with your healthcare professional.
Please follow the instructions given to you by your healthcare professional carefully and also read the Patient Information Leaflet inside the carton.
Two-day (evening/morning) split dosing schedule
About:
PLENVU® is a two‑dose preparation. Dose 1 is a single mango-flavoured sachet. Dose 2 is two sachets (A and B) and fruit-punch flavour.
IMPORTANT TO COMPLETE TREATMENT: All sachets must be taken with the right amount of water according to the timing below.
Colonoscopy:
Dose 1 of PLENVU® is taken the evening before your colonoscopy, and Dose 2 of PLENVU® in the early morning on the day of your colonoscopy.
If you feel thirsty at any point, drink plenty of clear fluids.
Day before colonoscopy
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Light breakfast
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Light lunch
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Stop all intake of food
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3‑hour break
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Take Dose 1
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Drink 500ml of
clear fluids -
If thirsty, drink plenty of clear fluids
Day of colonoscopy
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Take Dose 2
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Drink 500ml of clear fluids
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Extra clear fluids only
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Stop all intake of fluids
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2‑hour break* or 1‑hour break†
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Colonoscopy
- *Colonoscopy with general anaesthesia.
- †Colonoscopy without general anaesthesia.
Two-day (evening/morning) split dosing schedule video
Morning only dosing schedule
About:
PLENVU® is a two‑dose preparation. Dose 1 is a single mango-flavoured sachet. Dose 2 is two sachets (A and B) and fruit-punch flavour.
IMPORTANT TO COMPLETE TREATMENT: All sachets must be taken with the right amount of water according to the timing below.
Colonoscopy:
Both Dose 1 and Dose 2 of PLENVU® are taken in the morning on the day of your colonoscopy, separated by a minimum 1 hour interval.
If you feel thirsty at any point, drink plenty of clear fluids.
Day before colonoscopy
-
Light breakfast
-
Light lunch
-
Light dinner (e.g. clear soup or yoghurt)
-
Stop all intake of food
-
If thirsty, drink plenty of clear fluids
Day of colonoscopy
-
Take Dose 1
-
Drink 500ml of clear fluids
-
1‑hour break
-
Take Dose 2
-
Drink 500ml of clear fluids
-
Extra clear fluids only
-
Stop all intake of fluids
-
2‑hour break* or 1‑hour break†
-
Colonoscopy
- *Colonoscopy with general anaesthesia.
- †Colonoscopy without general anaesthesia.
Morning only dosing schedule video
Day before dosing schedule
About:
PLENVU® is a two‑dose preparation. Dose 1 is a single mango-flavoured sachet. Dose 2 is two sachets (A and B) and fruit-punch flavour.
IMPORTANT TO COMPLETE TREATMENT: All sachets must be taken with the right amount of water according to the timing below.
Colonoscopy:
Both Dose 1 and Dose 2 of PLENVU® are taken in the evening before your colonoscopy.
If you feel thirsty at any point, drink plenty of clear fluids.
Day before colonoscopy
-
Light breakfast
-
Light lunch
-
Stop all intake of food
-
3‑hour break
-
Take Dose 1
-
Drink 500ml of clear fluids
-
1‑hour break
-
Take Dose 2
-
Drink 500ml of clear fluids
-
If thirsty, drink plenty of clear fluids
Day of colonoscopy
-
Extra clear fluids only following the morning
-
Stop all intake of fluids
-
2‑hour break* or 1‑hour break†
-
Colonoscopy
- *Colonoscopy with general anaesthesia.
- †Colonoscopy without general anaesthesia.
Day before dosing schedule video
Making up PLENVU® Dose 1
You should make up PLENVU® Dose 1 when you need it, based on your dosing schedule.
Open
Open carton and remove Dose 1 sachet
Pour
Pour the contents into a measuring container that can hold at least 500ml of fluid
Add water
Add water to make up to 500ml
Stir
Stir until all the powder has dissolved. This may take several minutes
How to drink PLENVU® Dose 1
Once the powder has dissolved, PLENVU® Dose 1 can be drunk immediately, or kept at room temperature/chilled in the fridge for up to 6 hours before drinking.
Drink PLENVU® Dose 1 over 30 minutes.
Try to drink a glassful every 10-15 minutes.
Follow PLENVU® Dose 1 with another 500ml of clear fluids* over the next 30 minutes.
*Water is recommended, but you can also have soft drinks like tea or coffee without milk, clear fruit juice with no pulp, or herbal tea.
Making up PLENVU® Dose 2
You should make up PLENVU® Dose 2 when you need it, based on your dosing schedule.
Open
Remove Dose 2 sachet A and Dose 2 sachet B from the PLENVU® carton
Pour
Pour the contents of both sachets into a measuring container that can hold at least 500ml of fluid
Add water
Add water to make up to 500ml
Stir
Stir until all the powder has dissolved. This may take several minutes
How to drink PLENVU® Dose 2
Once the powder has dissolved, PLENVU® Dose 2 can be drunk immediately, or kept at room temperature/chilled in the fridge for up to 6 hours before drinking.
Drink PLENVU® Dose 2 over 30 minutes.
Try to drink a glassful every 10-15 minutes.
Follow PLENVU® Dose 2 with another 500ml of clear fluids* over the next 30 minutes.
*Water is recommended, but you can also have soft drinks like tea or coffee without milk, clear fruit juice with no pulp, or herbal tea.
Please follow the instructions given to you by your healthcare professional carefully and also read the Patient Information Leaflet inside the carton.
PLENVU® may be easier to take if:
- You drink through a straw
- It has been refrigerated once it has been made up
After taking PLENVU®:
- Use a barrier cream to prevent a 'sore bottom', e.g. petroleum jelly
- Make sure you allow enough time to travel to the hospital for your colonoscopy
- Consider using wet wipes after each bowel movement. Alcohol-free wet wipes that have been refrigerated are particularly soothing
- Arrange a taxi or ask a friend to take you home from hospital, as you may be unable to drive after being given a sedative (a medicine to help you relax but may also make you drowsy) during your colonoscopy
