Senna/Docusate Sodium
Senna-S
FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION: CONTENTS*
- Senna/Docusate Sodium Uses
- Warnings
- Directions
- Senna/Docusate Sodium Other information
- Inactive ingredients
- Questions?
- PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL - 100 Tablet Bottle
FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION
TAMPER-EVIDENT: Do not use this product if imprinted foil seal over the mouth of the bottle is cut, torn, broken or missing.
Drug Facts
Active ingredient
Active ingredients (in each tablet) |
Purposes |
---|---|
Docusate sodium 50 mg | Stool softener |
Sennosides 8.6 mg | Stimulant laxative |
Purpose
Purposes | |
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Docusate sodium 50 mg | Stool softener |
Sennosides 8.6 mg | Stimulant laxative |
Senna/Docusate Sodium Uses
- relieves occasional constipation (irregularity)
- generally causes bowel movement in 6 to 12 hours
Warnings
Do not use
- this product if you are presently taking mineral oil, unless directed by a doctor
- laxative products for longer than 1 week unless directed by a doctor
Ask a doctor before use if you have
- stomach pain
- nausea
- vomiting
- a sudden change in bowel habits that persists over 2 weeks
Stop use and ask a doctor if you
- have rectal bleeding
- fail to have a bowel movement after use of a laxative
these could be signs of a serious condition
If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use.
Keep out of reach of children. In case of overodse, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.
Directions
- take preferably at bedtime or as directed by a doctor
- if you do not have a comfortable bowel movement by the second day, increase dose by one tablet (do not exceed maximum dosage) or decrease dose until you are comfortable
age | starting dosage | maximum dosage |
---|---|---|
adults and children 12 years and older | 2 tablets once a day | 4 tablets twice a day |
children 6 to under 12 years | 1 tablet once a day | 2 tablets twice a day |
children 2 to under 6 years | 1/2 tablet once a day | 1 tablet twice a day |
children under 2 years | ask a doctor | ask a doctor |
Senna/Docusate Sodium Other information
- each tablet contains: calcium 20 mg, sodium 6 mg (LOW SODIUM)
- store at room temperature 15° to 30°C (59° to 86°F)
Inactive ingredients
carnauba wax, colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, dibasic calcium phosphate dihydrate, D&C yellow #10 aluminum lake, FD&C yellow #6 aluminum lake, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, sodium benzoate, stearic acid, tapioca starch
Questions?
call 1-888-838-2872, weekdays, 8 AM-5 PM Eastern Time
†This product is not manufactured or distributed by Purdue Products L.P., owner of the registered trademark Senokot-S®
Distributed by: GOLDLINE LABORATORIES, INC.
Sellersville, PA 18960 Dist. 1999 0110REV 89
Additional barcode labeling by:
Physicians Total Care, Inc.
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74146
PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL - 100 Tablet Bottle
NDC 54868-4917-0
TAMPER-EVIDENT
Senna/Docusate Sodium Tablets
(brand of standardized senna concentrate
equivalent to 8.6 mg sennosides
and docusate sodium 50 mg)
Natural Vegetable Stimulant
Laxative And Stool Softener
100 TABLETS
Compare to active ingredients
of Senokot-S® Tablets†
Senna/Docusate SodiumDocusate sodium and Sennosides TABLET, FILM COATED
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