Dulcolax 5mg Tablets 20s

What are Dulcolax Tablets and what are they used for?
DULCOLAX Tablets contain a medicine called bisacodyl. This belongs to a group of medicines called laxatives. DULCOLAX Tablets are used for relief of constipation. This medicine does not help with weight loss. DULCOLAX Tablets can also be used in a hospital to empty a person’s bowel before childbirth, surgery or radiological investigations. DULCOLAX Tablets gently stimulate the muscles of the bowel (large intestine). This brings predictable, overnight relief from constipation, helping to return the body to its natural rhythm. DULCOLAX Tablets are gastro-resistant tablets which have a special coating that helps to ensure the medicine works only where it is needed.

How to use Dulcolax Tablets:
• Adults and children over 10 years: Take one or two tablets (5 or 10 mg) daily before bedtime. If you have not taken DULCOLAX Tablets before, start with one tablet and increase to two if necessary. When your bowel regularity has returned to normal, the dose can usually be stopped
• Children aged between 4 and 10 years DULCOLAX Tablets should only be given to children between the ages of 4 and 10 if recommended by a doctor. The usual dose for children is: One tablet (5 mg) daily before bedtime
• Children under 4 years DULCOLAX Tablets are not recommended for children under 4 years.
• As with all laxatives, DULCOLAX Tablets should not be taken every day for more than five days. If you need laxatives every day, or if you have abdominal pain which does not go away, you should see your doctor.

What you need to know before taking Dulcolax:
Do not take DULCOLAX Tablets if:
• You are allergic (hypersensitive) to bisacodyl or any of the other ingredients in the product (listed in Section 6 in the patient information leaflet).
• You are intolerant to or cannot digest some sugars (as the tablet contains a small amount of lactose and sucrose).
• You have severe dehydration.
• You have a bowel condition called “ileus” (blockage in the intestine).
• You have a serious abdominal condition such as appendicitis.
• You have severe abdominal pain with nausea and vomiting.
• You have a blocked bowel (intestinal obstruction).
• You have inflammation of the bowel (small or large intestine)

Warnings and Precautions:
Please refer to the package leaflet before use for a detailed list of safety information.