(pol ee ETH il een GLYE kol) Brand: GlycoLax, MiraLax
• You must not use this medication if you have a bowel obstruction or intestinal blockage. If you have any of these conditions, you could have dangerous or life-threatening side effects from polyethylene glycol 3350.
• Do not use polyethylene glycol 3350 more than once for day. Call your doctor if you are still constipated or irregular after using this medicine for 7 days in a row.
• Polyethylene glycol 3350 is a laxative solution that increases the amount of water in the intestinal tract to stimulate bowel movements.
• Polyethylene glycol 3350 is used as a laxative to treat casual constipation or irregular bowel movements.
• Polyethylene glycol 3350 may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• You must not use this medication if you are allergic to polyethylene glycol, or if you have a bowel obstruction or intestinal blockage. If you have any of these conditions, you could have dangerous or life-threatening side effects from polyethylene glycol 3350.
• People with eating disorders (such as anorexia or bulimia) must not use this medicine without the advice of a doctor.
• To create certain this medication is safety for you, speak your doctor if you have:
· nausea, vomiting, or severe stomach pain;
· ulcerative colitis;
· irritable bowel syndrome;
· kidney malady; or
· if you have had a sudden change in bowel habits that has lasted 2 weeks or longer.
• FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether polyethylene glycol 3350 will harm an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant while using this medication.
• It is not known whether polyethylene glycol 3350 passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. Speak your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• Follow all directions on your prescription label. Do not use this medication in larger or less amounts or for longer than recommended.
• To use the powder form of this medication, measure your doze with the medication cap on the bottle. This cap must contain doze marks on the internal of it. Pour the powder into 4 to 8 ounces of a cool or hot beverage such as water, juice, soda, coffee, or tea. Stir this mixture and drink it right away. Do not save for later use.
• Polyethylene glycol 3350 must manufacture a bowel movement within 1 to 3 days of using the medicine. Polyethylene glycol 3350 normally causes loose or even watery stools.
• Do not use polyethylene glycol 3350 more than once for day. Call your doctor if you are still constipated or irregular after using this medicine for 7 days in a row.
• Store at room temperature away from moisture and heat.
• Take the missed doze as soon as you remember. Skip the missed doze if it is nearly time for your following scheduled doze. Do not take extra medication to create up the missed dose.
• Search abnormal medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.
• Follow your doctor's instructions about any restrictions on food, beverages, or activity.
• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Stop taking this medication and call your doctor at once if you have:
· severe or bloody diarrhea;
· rectal bleeding;
· blood in your stools; or
· severe and worsening stomach pain.
• General side effects may include:
· bloating, gas, upset stomach;
· dizziness; or
· heighten sweating.
• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
• Another drugs may interact with polyethylene glycol 3350, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal commodity. Speak every of your health care providers about all medicines you use now and any medication you start or stop using.
• Your pharmacist can provide more information about polyethylene glycol 3350.
Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.
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