Drug Facts
Active Ingredients
Magnesium hydroxide 1200 mg
Purpose
Saline laxative
Uses
- relieves occasional constipation (irregularity)
Warnings
Ask a doctor before use if you have • kidney disease • a magnesium restricted diet• stomach pain, nausea or vomiting • a sudden change in bowel habits that lasts over 14 days
Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are
taking any other drug. Take this product 2 or more hours before or after other drugs. Laxatives may affect how other drugs work.
Stop use and ask a doctor if
- you have rectal bleeding or no bowel movement after using this product. These could be signs of a serious condition.
If pregnant or breast-feeding
ask a health professional before use.
Keep this and all drugs out of the reach of children
In case of accidental overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.
Directions
| adults and children 12 years and older | 2 to 4 tabletspoonfuls (TBSP) |
| children 6 to 11 years | 1 to 2 tablespoonfuls (TBSP) |
| children under 6 years | ask a doctor |
- shake well before use
Other information
- each 15 mL tablespoonful contains: magnesium 500 mg
Inactive Ingredients
flavor, purified water, saccharin sodium, sodium hypochlorite