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Senna S

Dosage form
TABLET
Labeler
QUALITY CHOICE (Chain Drug Marketing Association)
Label updated
2024-05-09
Retrieved
2026-09-07
Active ingredients
DOCUSATE SODIUM · SENNOSIDES
View original label and images on DailyMed ↗
Active ingredients (in each tablet)

Docusate sodium 50 mg
Sennosides 8.6 mg

Purpose

Stool softener

Laxative

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

Do not use

  • if you are now taking mineral oil, unless directed by a doctor
  • laxative products for longer than 1 week unless directed by a doctor

Ask a doctor before use if you have

  • stomach pain
  • nausea
  • vomiting
  • noticed a sudden change in bowel habits that continues over a periodof 2 weeks 

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.

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
  • take preferably at bedtime or as directed by a doctor
 age starting dosage  maximum dosage 
adults and children 12 years of age or over 2 tablets once a day 4 tablets twice a day 
children 6 to under 12 years 1 tablet once a day 2 tablets 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 30 mg
  • each tablet contains: sodium 6 mg LOW SODIUM
  • store at 25ºC (77ºF); excursions permitted between 15-30ºC (59-86ºF)
Inactive ingredients

croscarmellose sodium, dibasic calcium phosphate dihydrate, FD&C yellow #6 aluminum lake, hypromellose, magnesium stearate,  microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, silicon dioxide, talc, titanium dioxide

Questions or comments?

Call 1-800-935-2362 Monday-Friday 9AM-5PM EST

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**Compare to the Active Ingredients in Senokot-S®

Stool Softener Plus Laxative

Stool Softener • Laxative

Docusate Sodium 50 mg | Sennosides 8.6 mg

Provides Gentle Relief of: Occasional Constipation

Tablets

**This product is not manufactured or distributed by Atlantis Consumer Healthcare Inc., distributor Senokot-S®.

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

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Distributed by CDMA, Inc.

Novi, MI 48375

Product Labeling

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

DailyMed Set ID: 9c986ca8-d540-49c1-b092-94c1bf837c07 · Version 2
NDC: 83324-135