Medline Enema
Medline Industries, Inc. Sodium Phosphate Enema Drug Facts
FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION: CONTENTS*
- Active ingredient (in each 118 mL delivered dose)
- Purpose
- Medline Enema Uses
- Warnings
- Directions
- Other Information
- Inactive Ingredients
- Principal Display Panel
FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION
Active ingredient (in each 118 mL delivered dose)
Sodium Phosphate (Monobasic 19g and Dibasic 7g)
Purpose
Saline Laxative
Medline Enema Uses
- relieves occasional constipation
- generally produces bowel movement in 1 to 5 minutes.
Professional use: for use as part of a bowel cleansing regimen for:
- preparing patient for surgery
- preparing colon for x-ray endoscopic examination.
Warnings
Dosage warning: Using more than one enema in 24 hours can be harmful. Do not give to children under 2 years of age unless directed by a doctor.
CAUTION: FOR RECTAL USE ONLY.
Do not use:
- if you are on a low salt diet
- when abdominal pain, nausea or vomiting are present
- for a period longer than 1 week
- in patients with megacolon (as hypernatremic dehydration may occur)
Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are
taking any other drug. Take this product two or more hours before or after other drugs. Laxatives may affect how other drugs work.
Ask a doctor before using any laxative if you have:
- kidney disease or impaired renal function
- noticed a sudden change in bowel habits that last over 2 weeks
When using this product, do not use more than directed.
Serious side effects may occur from excess dosage.
Stop using and ask a doctor if:
- symptoms last more than 2 weeks
- you have rectal bleeding or fail to have a bowel movement after using this product. This may indicate a serious condition.
If pregnant or breastfeeding,
ask a health professional before use.
Keep out of reach of children
If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.
Directions
- CAUTION: remove green protective shield before inserting: hold bottle upright, grasping bottle cap with fingers. Grasp protective shield with other hand and pull gently to remove.
Administering Enema:
- With steady pressure, gently insert enema with tip pointing toward navel.
- Squeeze bottle until recommended dose is expelled (It is not necessary to empty unit completely. Bottle contains more liquid than needed for effective use. A small amount of liquid will remain in bottle after squeezing.)
- Remove tip from rectum.
- Discontinue use if resistance is encountered, forcing the enema can result in injury.
- Maintain position until urge to evacuate is strong (usually 1 to 5 minutes).
Other Information
- each 118 mL delivered dose contains: sodium 4.4 g
- bottle, cap and shield are latex-free.
- Consult Physicians’ Desk Reference® for complete professional labeling.
Inactive Ingredients
benzalkonium chloride, disodium EDTA and purified water.
Principal Display Panel
Complete
Enema
Ready-to-Use
Sodium Phosphates
Comfortable, lubricated tip
For relief of constipation and bowel cleansing
Latex free product
Contents: 1 Each
Medline EnemaSodium Phosphate ENEMA
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