Composition
Oral Powder: Per sachet: Macrogol '3350 (polyethylene glycol '3350) 13.125 gm, sodium bicarbonate 178.5 mg, sodium chloride 350.7 mg, potassium chloride 46.6 mg.
Indications & Dosage
Chronic constipation: Adult & Children above 12 yr: 1-3 sachets daily in divided doses for up to 2 weeks; maintenance 1-2 sachets daily, dissolved in half a glass (approx125 ml) of water. Faecal impaction: Child above 12 yrs & adult: 4 sachets on first day, then increased in steps of 2 sachets daily, dose to be drunk within a 6 hour period, dissolved in half a glass (approx125 ml) of water, max. 8 sachets per day; after disimpaction, switch to maintenance laxative therapy if required.
Contraindications
Crohns disease, renal impairment, intestinal obstruction, intestinal perforation, paralytic ileus, severe inflammatory conditions of the intestinal tract, toxic megacolon, ulcerative colitis.
Precautions
Cardiovascular impairment discontinue if symptoms of fluidand electrolyte disturbance.
Pregnancy
Risk cannot be ruled out.
Lactation
Caution advised or effect undetermined.
Side Effects
Abdominal distension and pain, nausea, flatulence.