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Senna 7.5mg Tablets Adult 60s

SKU : GSEN60

Senna 7.5mg Tablets Adult work as a stimulant laxative for the short term relief of occasional constipation in adults aged 18 years and over. 

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Senna 7.5mg Tablets Adult

This is a supplied as generic medicine - brand may vary. If you require a specific brand please contact us prior to ordering

Senna 7.5mg Tablets Adult work as a stimulant laxative for the short term relief of occasional constipation in adults aged 18 years and over. You should try changes in diet and bulk forming medicines to control constipation before using this medicine.

Senna 7.5mg Tablets Adult will not help with weight loss.

Follow these healthy tips to try to prevent constipation happening:

  • Eat a balanced diet including fresh fruit and vegetables.
  • Drink enough water so that you do not become dehydrated.
  • Keep up your exercise and stay fit.
  • Make time to empty your bowels when your body tells you.

Directions

It is important that you follow the instructions carefully. New users should start with the lowest dose and increase it to the maximum if necessary. Once regularity has been regaineddosage should be reduced and stopped.

Adults and the elderly:

  • Take two tablets at bedtime when required.
  • Swallow tablets whole with water.
  • Usually it is sufficient to take this medicine up to two to three times a week.
  • Not to be used for more than one week.
  • Do not take more than the leaflet tells you. Overuse can be harmful.

Consult your doctor, pharmacist or nurse if after taking this medicine:

  • Your symptoms worsen or persist.
  • There is no bowel movement after 3 days and laxatives are needed every day.
  • Abdominal pain persists.
  • You are passing blood.

Ingredients

  • Active Ingredient: Alexandrian Senna fruit (pods) (Cassia senna L.(C.acutifolia Delile) fruit)) corresponding to 7.5mg hydroxyanthracene glycosides, calculated as Sennoside B.
  • Other Ingredients: Dependent on brand.

Cautions

  • Senna 7.5mg Tablets Adult should not be used in children or adolescents under the age of 18 years.
  • You should also consult your doctor or pharmacist for advice if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.
  • You should not use Senna 7.5mg Tablets Adult if you are pregnant or breastfeeding because there is no evidence that it is safe to do so.
  • When administering this product to incontinent adults, pads should be changed more frequently to prevent extended skin contact with faeces.

Do not take Senna 7.5mg Tablets Adult:

  • If you are allergic to Senna or any of the ingredients of this medicine.
  • If you have blockage or narrowing of the gastro-intestinal tract or bowel (ileus, intestinal obstruction or stenosis).
  • If you have paralysis or a lack of muscle tone in the bowel (atony).
  • If you have appendicitis, inflammatory bowel disease such as Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis.
  • If you have severe dehydration.
  • If you have persistent or undiagnosed abdominal complaints e.g. pain, nausea orvomiting.
  • If you are pregnant or breast-feeding.
  • If you are under 18 years of age
  • If you have faecal impaction or rectal bleeding for which you don’t know the cause, or blood in your stools.

Consult your doctor, pharmacist or nurse before taking Senna 7.5mg Tablets Adult:

  • If you suffer from kidney disorders.
  • If you are taking medicines for a heart condition (e.g. cardiac glycosides, antiarrhythmic medicines e.g. quinidine), medicines inducing QT prolongation, diuretics, adrenocorticosteroids or liquorice root preparations.
  • If you have faecal impaction or rectal bleeding for which you don’t know the cause, or blood in stools and undiagnosed, acute or persistent gastro-intestinal complaints, e.g. abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting.
  • If you already need to take laxatives every day. The cause of the constipation should be investigated. Long term use of laxatives should be avoided.

If you are unsure about interactions with any medicines, talk to your pharmacist. This includes medicines prescribed by your doctor andmedicine you have bought yourself, including herbal and homeopathic remedies.

Overuse of laxatives may damage your health:

  • Causing disturbances of electrolyte and mineral balances. Sodium, potassium, magnesium, and phosphorus are electrolytes and minerals that are present in very specific amounts necessary for proper functioning of the nerves and muscles, including those of the colon and heart. Upsetting this delicate balance can cause incorrect functioning of these vital organs.
  • Severe dehydration may cause tremors, weakness, blurry vision, fainting, kidney damage, and, in extreme cases, death. Dehydration often requires medical treatment.
  • Overuse of laxatives can cause the colon to stop reacting to usual doses of laxatives so that larger and larger amounts of laxatives may be needed to produce bowel movements.
  • Laxative dependency occurs from overuse.

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