enema

Hannaford Brothers Company

Hannaford Bros. Co. Enema Drug Facts

FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION: CONTENTS*

• Active ingredients (in each 118 mL delivered dose)
• Purpose
• enema Uses
• Warnings
  • Do not use
  • Ask a doctor before use if you have
  • Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are
  • When using this product
  • Stop use and ask a doctor if
  • If pregnant or breast-feeding,
  • Keep out of reach of children.
• Directions
• enema Other information
• Inactive ingredients
• Package/Label Principal Display Panel

FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION

Active ingredients (in each 118 mL delivered dose)

Sodium Phosphate (Monobasic 19 g and Dibasic 7 g )

Purpose

Saline laxative

enema Uses

• relieves occasional constipation
• generally produces bowel movement in 2 to 5 minutes

Professional use:

bowel cleansing regimen for

• preparing patient for surgery
• preparing colon for x-ray endoscopic examination

Warnings

Dosage warning: Using more than one enema in 24 hours can be harmful.

Do not use

• if you are on a low salt diet
• when abdominal pain, nausea or vomiting are present
• for longer than one week
• in patients with megacolon (as hypernatremic dehydration may occur)

Ask a doctor before use if you have

• kidney disease or impaired renal function
• noticed a sudden change in bowel habits that lasts over 2 weeks

Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are

taking any other drug. Take this product two or more hours before or after other drugs. Laxatives may affect how other drugs work.

When using this product

do not use more than directed. Serious side effects may occur from excess dosage.

Stop use and ask a doctor if

• symptoms last more than 2 weeks
• you have rectal bleeding or fail to have a bowel movement after using this product

These may indicate a serious condition.

If pregnant or breast-feeding,

ask a health professional before use.

Keep out of reach of children.

If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

Directions

CAUTION: Remove green protective shield before inserting: hold bottle upright, grasping bottle cap with fingers. Grasp protective shield with other hand and pull gently to remove

Do not use more unless directed by a doctor. See Warnings.

Positioning:

Left-side position: lie on left side with knee bent and arms at rest.

Knee-chest position: kneel, then lower head and chest forward until left side of face is resting on surface. Position arms comfortably.

Administering enema:

• With steady pressure, gently insert enema tip into rectum with tip pointing toward navel.
• Squeeze bottle until recommended dose is expelled (It is not necessary to empty unit completely. Bottle contains more liquid than needed for effective use. A small amount of liquid will remain in bottle after squeezing.) It is not necessary to empty the bottle completely, as it contains more liquid than needed.
• Remove tip from rectum
• discontinue use if resistance is encountered, forcing the enema can result in injury
• maintain position until urge to evacuate is strong (usually 2 to 5 minutes)

enema Other information

• each 118 mL contains: sodium 4.4 g
• bottle, cap and shield are LATEX FREE

Inactive ingredients

benzalkonium chloride, disodium EDTA, purified water

Package/Label Principal Display Panel

Compare to Fleet® Enema active ingredients

Enema

Sodium Phosphates Rectal Solution

Ready-to-Use

Latex Free

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Comfortable, Lubricated Tip

Works in Minutes

For relief of Occasional Constipation