smooth lax

WALGREEN COMPANY

Walgreen Co. Smooth Lax® Drug Facts

FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION: CONTENTS*

• Active ingredient (in each dose) (Pouches Only)
• Active ingredient (in each dose) (Bottle Only)
• Purpose
• smooth lax 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 (Pouches Only)
• Directions (Bottle Only)
• smooth lax Other information
• Inactive ingredients
• Questions or comments?
• Principal Display Panel

FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION

Active ingredient (in each dose) (Pouches Only)

Polyethylene Glycol 3350, 17 g (in each pouch)

Active ingredient (in each dose) (Bottle Only)

Polyethylene Glycol 3350, 17 g (cap filled to line)

Purpose

Osmotic Laxative

smooth lax Uses

• •relieves occasional constipation (irregularity)
• •generally produces a bowel movement in 1 to 3 days

Warnings

Allergy alert: Do not use if you are allergic to polyethylene glycol

Do not use

if you have kidney disease, except under the advice and supervision of a doctor

Ask a doctor before use if you have

• •nausea, vomiting or abdominal pain
• •a sudden change in bowel habits that lasts over 2 weeks
• •irritable bowel syndrome

Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are

taking a prescription drug

When using this product

you may have loose, watery, more frequent stools

Stop use and ask a doctor if

• •you have rectal bleeding or your nausea, bloating, cramping or abdominal pain gets worse. These may be signs of a serious condition.
• •you get diarrhea
• •you need to use a laxative for longer than 1 week

If pregnant or breast-feeding,

ask a health professional before use.

Keep out of reach of children.

In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away. (1-800-222-1222)

Directions (Pouches Only)

• •do not take more than directed unless advised by your doctor
• •adults and children 17 years of age and older:
• •stir and dissolve one packet of powder (17 g) in any 4 to 8 ounces of beverage (cold, hot or room temperature) then drink
• •use once a day
• •use no more than 7 days
• •children 16 years of age or under: ask a doctor

Directions (Bottle Only)

• •do not take more than directed unless advised by your doctor
• •the bottle top is a measuring cap marked to contain 17 grams of powder when filled to the indicated line (white section in cap)
• •adults and children 17 years of age and older:
• •fill to top of white section in cap which is marked to indicate the correct dose (17 g)
• •stir and dissolve in any 4 to 8 ounces of beverage (cold, hot or room temperature) then drink
• •use once a day
• •use no more than 7 days
• •children 16 years of age or under: ask a doctor

smooth lax Other information

• •store at 20°-25°C (68°-77°F)
• •tamper-evident: do not use if printed foil pouch is open or broken (Pouches Only)
• •tamper-evident: do not use if printed foil seal under cap is missing, open or broken (Bottle Only)

Inactive ingredients

none

Questions or comments?

1-800-719-9260

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VALUE SIZE

ORIGINAL PRESCRIPTION STRENGTH

SMOOTH LAX®

Polyethylene Glycol 3350

Powder for Solution, Osmotic Laxative

Relieves occasional constipation (irregularity)

Softens stool

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