PMS-DOCUSATE SODIUM CAPSULE

Pays: Canada

Langue: anglais

Source: Health Canada

Ingrédients actifs:

DOCUSATE SODIUM

Disponible depuis:

PHARMASCIENCE INC

Code ATC:

A06AA02

DCI (Dénomination commune internationale):

DOCUSATE SODIUM

Dosage:

100MG

forme pharmaceutique:

CAPSULE

Composition:

DOCUSATE SODIUM 100MG

Mode d'administration:

ORAL

Unités en paquet:

100/1000/60

Type d'ordonnance:

OTC

Domaine thérapeutique:

CATHARTICS AND LAXATIVES

Descriptif du produit:

Active ingredient group (AIG) number: 0104351002; AHFS:

Statut de autorisation:

MARKETED

Date de l'autorisation:

1986-12-31

Résumé des caractéristiques du produit

PRESCRIBING INFORMATION
PMS-DOCUSATE SODIUM
(Docusate Sodium Capsules USP)
100 MG & 200 MG
STOOL SOFTENER
PHARMASCIENCE INC.
DATE OF REVISION:
6111 Royalmount Avenue Suite #100
February 14, 2012
Montréal, Québec
H4P 2T4
Control #: 153488
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PRESCRIBING INFORMATION
PMS-DOCUSATE SODIUM
(Docusate Sodium Capsules USP)
100 mg & 200 mg
THERAPEUTIC CLASSIFICATION
Stool softener
ACTION AND CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
Docusate sodium is a surface active agent that gently acts to maintain
soft stools for easy natural
passage. Docusate sodium reduces surface film tension of the
interfacing liquid contents of the
bowel promoting permeation of additional liquid into the stool to form
a softer mass.
INDICATIONS AND CLINICAL USE
In the management and prophylaxis of constipation due to hard, dry
stools, when peristaltic
stimulants are contraindicated and maximum ease of passage is
desirable to avoid difficult or
painful defecation.
In patients who should not strain during defecation such as those with
an episiotomy wound,
painful thrombosed hemorrhoids, fissures or perianal abscesses, body
wall and diaphragmatic
hernias, anorectal stenosis, or postmyocardial infarction.
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Do not use when abdominal pain, nausea or vomiting is present.
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pms-DOCUSATE SODIUM should not be used when the following medical
problems exist:

appendicitis, or symptoms of

rectal or undiagnosed bleeding

congestive heart failure

hypertension

fecal impaction

intestinal obstruction
PRECAUTIONS
Overuse or extended use may cause dependence for bowel function. Do
not take any type of
laxative for more than 1 week unless advised by a physician. Do not
take if you are pregnant or
a nursing mother. pms-DOCUSATE SODIUM should not be taken within 2
hours of another
medication because the desired effect of the other medicine may be
reduced.
pms-DOCUSATE SODIUM should not be given to young children (up to 6
years of age) unless
prescribed by a physician.
With
extended
use,
blood
glucose
concentrations
may
be
elevated,
and
serum
potassi