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Mineral Oil

Dosage form
OIL
Labeler
AmerisourceBergen (Good Neighbor Pharmacy) 46122
Label updated
2025-04-17
Retrieved
2026-09-07
Active ingredients
MINERAL OIL
View original label and images on DailyMed ↗
Active Ingredient

Mineral Oil, USP 100%

Purpose

Lubricant laxative

Uses
  • relieves occasional constipation (irregularity)
  • generally produces bowel movement in 6 to 8 hours
Warnings

Do not use

  • in children under 12 years of age, pregnant wormen, bedridden patients or aged, or if you have difficulty swallowing
  • if you are presently taking a stool softener laxative
  • for longer than 1 week

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

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 a serious condition.

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 (1-800-222-1222) 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: oral dosage is a minimum single dose of 15 mL to a maximum daily dose of 45 mL
  • children 6 to under 12 years of age: oral dosage is a minimum single dose of 5 mL to a maximum daily dose of 15 mL
  • children under 6 years of age: consult a doctor 
Other Information
  • keep tightly closed
  • protect from direct light
Inactive Ingredient

Vitamin E as stabilizer

Principal Display Panel

SAFETY SEALED

Mineral Oil

Lubricant Laxative

Odorless-Tasteless

Crystal Clear

FL OZ (mL)

TAMPER EVIDENT: DO NOT USE IF PRINTED SAFETY SEAL UNDER CAP IS BROKEN OR MISSING

Distributed by AmerisourceBergen

1 West First Avenue, Conshohocken, PA 19428

www.mygnp.com

Questions or comments? Call 1-877-753-3935

Monday-Friday 9AM-5PM EST

Package Label

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

 

DailyMed Set ID: 581f81a0-7488-4c90-b33e-06c6301a4fd2 · Version 8
NDC: 46122-395