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Mineral Oil

Dosage form
OIL
Labeler
Nice-Pak Products, LLC
Label updated
2026-03-13
Retrieved
2026-09-07
Active ingredients
MINERAL OIL
View original label and images on DailyMed ↗
Active ingredient

Mineral oil 99.9%

Purpose

Lubricant laxative

Use

for relief of occasional constipation (irregularity).  Generally productes bowel movement in 6 to 8 hours.

Warnings

for this product

Do not use
  • if you have difficulty swallowing
  • in children under 6 years of age
  • if you are pregnant
  • for a period of longer than 1 week
  • if you are bedridden or aged
Ask a doctor before use if you have
  • abdominal pain, nausea, or vomiting
  • noticed a sudden change in bowel habits that persists over a period of 2 weeks
Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are
  • presently taking a stool softener laxative
  • taking any other drug.  Take this product 2 or more hours before or after other drugs. Laxatives may affect how other drugs wrok.
When using this product

do not take with meals. Take only at bedtime.

Stop use and ask a doctor

if you have rectal bleeding or failure to have a bowel movement after use. These could be signs of serious condition.

If 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.

Directions
  • do not take with meals
  • take only at bedtime
  • may be taken as a single daily dose or in divided doses

adults and children 12 years of age and over - 1 to 3 Tablespoons (15 to 45 mL) maximum 3 Tablespoons (45 mL) in 24 hours

children 6 to 12 years of age - 1 to 3 teaspoons (15 mL) in 24 hours

children under 6 years of age - do not use, consult a doctor

Other information

keep tightly closed.  Protect from sunlight

Inactive ingredients

mixed tocopherols (added as a stabilizer)

Adverse reaction

Distributed by: Consumer Product Partners, LLC

St. Louis, MO 63114 • 1-888-593-0593

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MINERAL OIL

U.S.P. LUBRICANT LAXATIVE

  • For Relief of Occasional Constipation
  • Odorless, Tasteless, Colorless

SEALED WITH PRINTED FOIL UNDER CAP FOR YOUR PROTECTION.

16 FL OZ (1 PT) 473 mL

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

DailyMed Set ID: 3780aee2-7018-4c65-8991-be4e98b7339e · Version 3
NDC: 11344-831