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Senna

Dosage form
TABLET
Labeler
Reliable 1 Laboratories LLC
Label updated
2023-03-29
Retrieved
2026-09-07
Active ingredients
SENNOSIDES A AND B
View original label and images on DailyMed ↗
Label information

Drug Facts

Active ingredients (in each tablet)

Sennosides 8.6 mg

Purpose

Stimulant Laxative

Uses
  • relieves occasional constipation (irregulatiry)
  • generally causes bowel movement in 6-12 hours
Warnings

Do not use

  • laxative products for longer than 1 week unless directed by a doctor
Label information

Ask a doctor before use if you have

  • stomach pain
  • nausea
  • vomiting
  • noticed a sudden change in bowel movements that continues over a period of 2 weeks
Label information

Stop use and ask a doctor if you have rectal bleeding or fail to have a bowel movement after use of a laxative. These may indicate a serious condition.

Label information

If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use.

Label information

Keep out of reach children. In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

Directions
  • take preferably at bedtime or as directed by a doctor
  • if you do not have a comfortable bowel movement by the second day, increase dose by one tablet (do not exceed maximum dosage) or decrease does until you are comfortable

Age starting dosage maximum dosage
adults children 12 years and over 2 tablets once a day 4 tablets twice a day
children 6 to under 12 years 1 tablet once a day 2 tabelts twice a day
children 2 to under 6 years 1/2 tablet once a day 1 tablet twice a day
children under 2 years ask a doctor ask a doctor

Other information
  • each tablet contains: calcium 25 mg, sodium 2 mg (VERY LOW SODIUM)
  • store at 25°c (77°F) excursions permitted between 15°-30°C (59°-86°F)
Inactive ingredients

croscarmellose sodium, dibasic calcium phosphate dihydrate, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, mineral oil

Questions or comments?

Call 516-341-0666, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm ET, Monday - Friday

포장 표시

NDC 69618-018-01

Reliable-1® LABORATORIES

Micro-Coated

Senna

Sennosides 8.6 mg

(standardized senna concentrate)

NATURAL VEGETABLE LAXATIVE

100 TABLETS

*Compare to the Active Ingredient in SENOKOT®

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

DailyMed Set ID: 737ec163-f07c-c3b3-e053-2a91aa0a245c · Version 3
NDC: 69618-048