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Dulcolax

Dosage form
POWDER
Labeler
Chattem, Inc.
Label updated
2025-09-30
Retrieved
2026-09-07
Active ingredients
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350
View original label and images on DailyMed ↗
Label information

Dulcolax Powder

Drug Facts

Active ingredient (in each dose)

Polyethylene Glycol 3350, 17 g (cap filled to line)

Purpose

Osmotic Laxative

Use
  • relieves occasional constipation (irregularity)
  • generally produces a bowel movement in 1 to 3 days
Warnings

Allergy alert: Do not use if you are allergic to polyethylene glycol

Do not use

if you have kidney disease, except under the advice and supervision of a doctor

Ask a doctor before use if you have

  • nausea, vomiting or abdominal pain
  • a sudden change in bowel habits that lasts over 2 weeks
  • irritable bowel syndrome

Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are

taking a prescription drug

When using this product

you may have loose, watery, more frequent stools

Stop use and ask a doctor if

  • you have rectal bleeding or your nausea, bloating, cramping or abdominal pain gets worse. These may be signs of a serious condition. 
  • you get diarrhea
  • you need to use a laxative for longer than 1 week

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 right away (1-800-222-1222).

Directions
  • do not take more than directed unless advised by your doctor
  • the bottle top is a measuring cap marked to contain 17 grams of powder when filled to the indicated line (white section in cap) 
  • adults and children 17 years of age and older:
    ▪ use once a day
    ▪ fill to top of white section in cap which is marked to indicate the correct dose (17 g)
    ▪ stir and dissolve in any 4 to 8 ounces of beverage (cold, hot or room temperature) then drink
    ▪ do not combine with starch-based thickeners used for difficulty swallowing
    ▪ ensure that the powder is fully dissolved before drinking
    ▪ do not drink if there are any clumps
    ▪ do not use more than 7 days
  • children 16 years of age or under: ask a doctor
Other information
  • store at 20°-25°C (68°-77°F)
  • tamper-evident: do not use if printed foil seal under cap is missing, open or broken
Inactive ingredients

none

Questions or comments ?

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Dulcolax ®
Polyethylene Glycol 3350, Powder for Solution, Osmotic Laxative

POWDER

NET WT 26.9 oz (765 g)

45 ONCE-DAILY

DOSES

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

DailyMed Set ID: ed16d0f4-74e7-4fa3-989d-c6840a5d3e71 · Version 1
NDC: 41167-0223