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Laxative Pills

Dosage form
PILL
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Label updated
2014-09-05
Retrieved
2026-09-07
Active ingredients
SENNOSIDES
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Active ingredient (in each tablet)


Sennosides 25 mg

Purpose

Laxative

Uses
  • for relief of occasional costipation (irregularity)
Warnings

Ask a doctor before use if you have

  • abdominal pain
  • nausea
  • vomiting
  • noticed a sudeen change in bowel habits that persists longer than 2 weeks

Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you

  • are taking a prescription drug. Laxatives may affect how other drugs work. Take this produtc 2 or more hours before or after other drugs. 

When using this product

  • do not use for a period longer than 1 week

Stop use and ask a doctor if

  • rectal bleeding occurs
  • you fail to have a bowel movement after use. These may be signs of a serious condition. 

If Pregnant or breast feeding,

ask a health professional before use.

Keep out of the reach of children. In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a poison control center immediately

Directions
  • Swallow tablets(s) with a glass of water
  • swallow tablets(s) whole, do not crush, break or chew
 adults and children 12 years and over  take 2 tablets once or twice daily with a glass of water
 children 6 to under 12 years  take 1 tablet once or twice daily with a glass of water
 children under 6 years  ask a doctor

Other information
  • each tablet contains: calcium 20mg
  • do not use if individual blister compartments are torn or opem
  • store at room temperature in a dry place
Inactive ingredients

acacia, alginic acid, bees wax, calcium sulfate, carnauba wax, crospovidone, dibasic calcium phosphate, FD&C blue 1, Kaolin, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, povidone, sodium benzoate, starch, sucrose, talc, titanium dioxide

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Maximum Strength

Laxative Pills

Sennosides USP, 25 mg

Compare to the active ingredient in Maximum strength Ex-Lax

For maximum relief of constipation

24 Pills

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

DailyMed Set ID: 5afd7b96-dfcf-4b07-aabb-ba765da98261 · Version 1
NDC: 15127-549