Products
Bisacodyl Mercypharma
بيساكوديل
- Therapeutic Class Stimulant Laxative
- Dosage Form E.C.Tablets
Indications:
Short term relief of constipation.
Constipation either chronic or recent onset, whenever a stimulant laxative is required.
Bowel clearance before surgery, labor or radiological investigation. Replacement of the evacuant
enema in all its indications.
Dosage and Administration:
- Short-term treatment for constipation:
Adults and children over 10 years: the maximum dose is 20 mg.
1 to 2 tablets (5 - 10 mg) daily before bedtime.
suppository 10 mg once daily, in the morning.
Children 4 – 10 years:
1 tablet (5 mg) daily before bedtime.
suppository (5mg) once daily.
It is recommended to start with the lowest dose. The dose may be adjusted up to the maximum
recommended dose to produce regular stools.
The maximum daily dose should not be exceeded.
In the management of constipation, once regularity has been restarted dosage should be reduced and
can usually be stopped.
Children aged 10 years or younger with chronic or persistent constipation should only be treated under
the guidance of a physician. Bisacodyl should not be used in children aged 4 years or younger.
- For preparation of diagnostic procedures and preoperatively:
For preparation of diagnostic procedures, in pre- and postoperative treatment when defecation needs
to be facilitated, Bisacodyl Laxative Tablets should be used under medical supervision. The tablets
should be combined with suppositories in order to achieve complete evacuation of the intestine.
Adults and children over 10 years:
2 tablets (10 mg) in the morning and 2 tablets (10 mg) in the evening and 1 suppository (10 mg) on the
following morning is recommended.
Children aged 4 -10 years of age:
1 tablet (5 mg) in the evening and one suppository (5 mg) on the following morning is recommended.
Instructions for use:
It is recommended to take the tablets at night to have a bowel movement the following morning. They
should be swallowed whole with an adequate amount of fluid.
The coated tablets should not be taken together with products which reduce the acidity of the upper
gastrointestinal tract, such as milk, antacids or proton pump inhibitors, in order not to prematurely
dissolve the enteric coating.
No specific information on the use of this product in the elderly is available. Clinical trials have
included patients over 65 years and no adverse reactions specific to this age group have been
reported.
HOW SUPPLIED
Bisacodyl Mercypharma 5 mg: Carton box contains 2 strips each strip contains 10 Enteric Coated
tablets.