Guttalax

Drug name: Guttalax

Other names used:

• Laxoberal®
• Picolax®
• Sodium Picosulfate®

Active Ingredients:

• Sodium picosulfate

Therapeutic actions: This belongs to the group of medicines known as stimulant laxatives.

Sodium Picosulfate works by encouraging the bowel to contract and move the waste products along the bowel helping you to go to the toilet.

Indications: Sodium Picosulfate is used to treat constipation and is sometimes used to clear the bowel before medical examinations that require the bowel to be empty.

Constipation can be caused by a poor diet, not drinking enough water and not going to the toilet as soon as you feel you need to. Pregnancy, a lack of exercise or movement (such as being ill in bed) and some medicines, including some pain killers, can also cause constipation.

Contraindications and cautions:

• if you are pregnant, trying for a baby or breast feeding
• if you have any pain in the lower abdomen, if you feel bloated or have stomach cramps
• if you suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
• if you have ever had an allergic reaction to this or any other medicine
• if you are feeling or being sick
• if you are taking any other medicines, including those available to buy without a prescription, herbal and complementary medicines

Adverse effects: The following are some of the side effects that are known to be associated with this medicine. Because a side effect is stated here, it does not mean that all people using this medicine will experience that or any side effect.

Tummy cramps or griping pains(colic).

The side effects listed above may not include all of the side effects reported by the drug's manufacturer.

Interactions: Tell your doctor or pharmacist what medicines you are already taking, including those bought without a prescription and herbal medicines, before you start treatment with this medicine.

Additional Information: DO NOT SHARE THIS MEDICINE with others. DO NOT USE THIS MEDICINE for other health conditions. KEEP THIS PRODUCT, as well as syringes and needles, if needed during treatment, out of the reach of children. Do not reuse needles, syringes, or other materials.