Senokot 7.5mg Tablets

দেশ: আয়ার্লণ্ড

ভাষা: ইংরেজি

সূত্র: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)

সক্রিয় উপাদান:

Senna pods powdered

থেকে পাওয়া:

Reckitt Benckiser Ireland Ltd

এটিসি কোড:

A06AB; A06AB06

INN (আন্তর্জাতিক নাম):

Senna pods powdered

ডোজ:

7.5mg milligram(s)

ফার্মাসিউটিকাল ফর্ম:

Tablet

প্রেসক্রিপশন টাইপ:

Product not subject to medical prescription

থেরাপিউটিক এলাকা:

Contact laxatives; senna glycosides

অনুমোদন অবস্থা:

Marketed

অনুমোদন তারিখ:

1983-04-01

তথ্য লিফলেট

PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
SENOKOT 7.5MG TABLETS
Sennosides
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS
MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT
INFORMATION FOR YOU.
Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as
your doctor, pharmacist or nurse has told you.
•
Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
•
Ask your pharmacist if you need more information or advice.
•
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist or
nurse. This includes any possible side effects
not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
•
You must talk to a doctor if you do not feel better or if you feel
worse after 3 days.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
1. What Senokot 7.5mg Tablets are and what they are used for
2. What you need to know before taking Senokot 7.5mg Tablets
3. How to take Senokot 7.5mg Tablets
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Senokot 7.5mg Tablets
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. WHAT SENOKOT 7.5MG TABLETS ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE USED FOR
Senokot is a laxative used for the short-term relief of occasional
constipation.
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE TAKING SENOKOT 7.5MG TABLETS
DO NOT TAKE IF YOU:
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are allergic to senna or any of the other ingredients of this medicine
(listed in section 6)
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have blockage or narrowing of the gastro-intestinal tract or bowel
(ileus, intestinal obstruction or stenosis)
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have paralysis or a lack of muscle tone in the bowel (atony)
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have symptoms of appendicitis, inflammatory bowel disease such as
Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis
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have severe dehydration
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have already taken a laxative and are still constipated
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are under 12 years of age
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR, PHARMACIST OR NURSE BEFORE TAKING SENOKOT 7.5MG
TABLETS IF:
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senna is needed every day, or abdominal pain persists or worsens
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you have no bowel movements after three days
-
you need senna every day and the cause of constipation should be
investigated. Long-term use of laxatives
should be avoided
-
you suffe

পণ্য বৈশিষ্ট্য

Health Products Regulatory Authority
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SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Senokot 7.5mg Tablets
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
1 tablet contains 154 mg _Cassia senna _L. (_C. acutifolia _Delile)
(Senna pods, Alexandrian)/Cassia angustifolia Vahl (Senna pods
Tinnevely), standardised to contain 7.5 mg total sennosides per
tablet, calculated as sennoside B.
Excipient: Contains Lactose Monohydrate 15.82mg
For excipients, see section 6.1.
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Tablet
Circular, biconvex, greenish-brown tablets, with a diameter of 11/32
inch, one face imprinted with ‘S’.
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
For the short-term relief of occasional constipation.
4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
POSOLOGY
Adults, including the elderly and children over aged 12 years and
over: Swallow 2 tablets at night.
CHILDREN 12 YEARS AND UNDER: Contraindicated in children under 12
years.
Use for more than 1 week requires medical supervision. If the symptoms
persist or worsen during the use of the medicinal
product, a doctor should be consulted (see section 4.4).
METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
For oral administration.
4.3 CONTRAINDICATIONS
Hypersensitivity to senna or to any of the excipients listed in
section 6.1
Concomitantly with other laxative agents.
Senokot Tablets should not be given to patients with symptoms of
appendicitis, intestinal obstruction, stenosis, atony,
inflammatory bowel disease (e.g. Crohn’s disease, ulcerative
colitis), abdominal pain of unknown origin, severe dehydration
state with water and electrolyte depletion
Children under 12 years of age.
4.4 SPECIAL WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
Patients should be advised to consult their doctor if senna is needed
every day, or abdominal pain persists or worsens.
Patients should be advised to consult their doctor if there are no
bowel movements after three days if senna is needed every
day and the cause of the constipation should be investigated.
Long-term use of laxativ