Product Description:
- Dulcolax 5 mg... for constipation-free nighttime relief that lasts all night
Why is Dulcolax used?
- This medicine is used to treat constipation in adults and children over 10 years of age.
How to use Dulcolax:
Adults and children over 10 years:
- Take one or two tablets (5 to 10 mg) daily before bedtime.
- If you have not taken Bisacodyl 5 mg gastro-resistant tablets before, start with one tablet and increase to two tablets if necessary.
- When your bowel regularity returns to normal, the dose can be stopped.
Children between 4 and 10 years old:
- Bisacodyl 5 mg gastro-resistant tablets should only be given to children between 4 and 10 years of age if recommended by a doctor.
The usual dose for children is:
- One tablet (5 mg) daily before bedtime.
Children under 4 years:
- Bisacodyl 5 mg gastro-resistant tablets are not recommended for use in children under 4 years of age.
Warnings and Precautions:
Do not use Bisacodyl:
- You are intolerant to or unable to digest some sugars (as the tablet contains a small amount of lactose and sucrose)
- You have severe dehydration.
- You have a bowel condition called ileus (a blockage in the bowel)
- You have a serious abdominal condition such as appendicitis.
- Suffering from severe abdominal pain accompanied by nausea and vomiting
- You have a blockage in your intestines (intestinal obstruction).
- You have inflammation of the intestines (small or large intestine)
- If you are allergic to the active ingredients or any of the other ingredients of this medicine.
Possible side effects
- Stop using the product and seek immediate medical attention if you experience tightness in the throat, swelling of the eyes, face, lips, or tongue, feel faint, or have difficulty breathing.
- Stop using the product if you experience hives or itching on the face or body.
How to store bisacodyl
- Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
- Do not use this medicine after the expiry date printed on the carton.
- The expiration date refers to the last day of that month.
- Do not store above 25°C. Keep the container tightly closed. Do not use if you notice any damage to the outer packaging.
- Do not dispose of any medicines via wastewater or household waste.
