Bisalax 200 Tablets

Description

Before Taking Or Using It

BISALAX is not suitable for some patients. You should not take or use this medicine if you have:

• had an allergic reaction to bisacodyl
• stomach cramps, colic or stomach pain
• nausea or vomiting
• blood in the stool
• inflammatory bowel disease
• a condition of the intestine called ‘ileus’
• an intestinal obstruction
• severe dehydration
• low potassium levels in the blood
• galactose intolerance

Some medicines and BISALAX may interfere with each other. These include:

• diuretics
• corticosteroids
• digoxin
• some controlled release medicines
• milk products* (BISALAX tablets only)
• antacids* (BISALAX tablets only)

*Milk products and antacids should not be taken within 1 hour, and other medicines within 2 hours, of taking BISALAX tablets.
These medicines may be affected by BISALAX or may affect how well it works. You may need to take different amounts of your medicine or you may need to take different medicines.
Your doctor or pharmacist has more information on medicines to be careful with or to avoid while taking or using BISALAX.

Ingredients

Active ingredient: Each tablet contains
5 mg bisacodyl.
Inactive ingredients include lactose, starch
maize, macrogol 6000, glycerol, gelatin,
magnesium stearate, silica colloidal
anhydrous, hypromellose, propylene
glycol, hypromellose phthalate, diethyl
phthalate and quinoline yellow CI 47005.