All the Active Ingredient Drugs
Stimulant Laxative. Bisacodyl 5 mg. TABS: 30.
Adult.: 1-3 tabs. in the eve. before bdtime. Start. dose 1 tab. and incr. the dosage as necessary.
Max. dly. dose - 3 tabs./ d.
Dosage for child. above 6 yrs. of age: one tab. in the eve. before bdtime.
Duration of tmt.: not intended for use for more than 5 consec. days
The tab. should be swallow. whole with some water, should not be chewed or crushed, and should not be halved.
Pt. has to be hydrated during the day to help soften the stool and prevent dehydrat. See lit.
All types of constipation in ambulat. and bedridden pts. over the age of 6 yrs. Preparation of pts. for abdom.radiography and proctoscopy.
C/I: Hypersens.
Pts. with lactose intoler.
Pts. with ileus (bowel obstruction), .
Appendicitis, nausea and vomit. of unknown cause.
Pts. with bowels (the small intestine or the colon) inflamm.
Pts. with severe abdom.pain accompany.by nausea and vomit.
Stimulant Laxative. Bisacodyl 10 mg. SUPPS: 25. 1 supp. Child: 1/2 supp.
Immed. bowel evacuator, constipat.
Contact Laxative. Bisacodyl 5 mg. TABS: 30, 50. 1-3 tabs. at bedt. Child: 6
yrs and over: 1 tabs (0.3 mg/kg bdy.
wt.) at bedt.
All types of constip. in ambul., bed-ridden
pts over 6 yrs. Prep. of pts for abdom.
radiogr., proctosc.
C/I: Hypersens. to the product; Acute
surg. abdomen; Pts with ileus, intest.
obstr., acute abdom. cond. incl.
appendicitis, acute IBD, severe abdom.
pain assoc. with nausea/vomit. which
may be indic. of the aforement. sev.
cond.; Severe dehydr.;
Undiagn. rectal bleed.