Uses of Laxet: - Constipation Constipation, Bowel evacuation Acute surgical abdomen or intestinal obstruction, severe dehydration, faecal impaction, chronic use.

Stimulant purgatives

Bisacodyl works by stimulating enteric nerves to cause colonic contractions. It is also a contact laxative; it increases fluid and salt secretion. Action of bisacodyl on small intestine is negligible; stimulant laxatives mainly promote evacuation of the colon.

How to use Bisacodyl: Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Bisacodyl is to be taken empty stomach. Administration: Should be taken on an empty stomach. Take on an empty stomach for rapid effect. Do not take w/in 1 hr of antacids, milk or other dairy products. Adult Dose: Oral Constipation Adult: 5-10 mg at night, up to 20 mg may be given as necessary. Bowel evacuation Adult: Initially, 10-20 mg the night before the procedure followed by 10 mg rectal supp the next morning. Alternatively, 10 mg on each of the 2 nights before the procedure. Child Dose: Oral Constipation Child: 4-10 yr 5 mg at night; >10 yr Same as adult dose. Bowel evacuation Child: 4-10 yr 5 mg the night before the procedure and 5 mg rectal supp the following morning; >10 yr Same as adult dose.

Do not give antacids or milk within 1 hr of taking the drug (enteric coated).

Acute surgical abdomen or intestinal obstruction, severe dehydration, faecal impaction, chronic use.

Common - Vomiting - Bloating - Nausea - Stomach cramp Abdominal cramping,Electrolyte and fluid imbalance,Excessive diarrhea,Nausea,Rectal burning,Vertigo,Vomiting

Bisacodyl has been assigned to pregnancy category B by the FDA. Animal studies have failed to reveal evidence of teratogenicity or fetotoxicity. No data are available from controlled human pregnancy studies. Bisacodyl should only be given during pregnancy when need has been clearly established.It is not known whether this drug is excreted in human milk. Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when HalfLytely and Bisacodyl Tablets Bowel Prep Kit is administered to a nursing woman.

Precaution: Swallow the tab whole. Pregnancy; inflammatory bowel disease. Lactation: Has not been detected in excreted milk; use with caution

A laxative is a medicine used to produce bowel movements. Laxative overdose occurs when someone takes more than the normal or recommended amount of this medicine. This can be by accident or on purpose.Most laxative overdoses in children are accidental. However, some people regularly take overdoses of laxatives to try to lose weight.

Store in a cool and dry place, protected from light.

Stimulant purgatives

Bisacodyl acts mainly in the large intestine by increasng its motility to effect bowel evacuation.

Pregnancy Plasma concentrations of the active metabolite BHPM are low following doses of 10 mg/day for 7 days; short term use is generally considered safe in pregnancy; avoid long term use Lactation Not detected