Senokot Constipation Relief Syrup - 150 ml

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Adverse events which have been associated with sennosides at OTC doses in short-term use are given below, tabulated by system organ class and frequency. If you experience any other symptoms which you think may be due to senna, please speak with your doctor or pharmacist for further advice. How to store senna Take senna for a few days only and no longer than a week. If you take it for longer, your body can start to rely on it, rather than your bowels doing the work on their own. dihydroxyanthracene derivatives possess a laxative effect. The β-Ο-linked glycosides (sennosides) are not absorbed in the upper gut; they are converted by bacteria of the large intestine into the active metabolite (rhein anthrone). Sennosides displayed no specific toxicity when tested at doses up to 500 mg/kg in dogs for 4 weeks and up to 100 mg/kg in rats for 6 months.

Further 2-year studies on male and female rats and mice with emodin gave no evidence of carcinogenic activity for male rats and female mice, and equivocal evidence for female rats and male mice.attributes: "-_--_--_--_--_--_--_-Best match-_-grid-_--_--_--_--_--_--_--_-No-_--_--_--_--_--_--_--_--_--_--_--_--_-Home | Senokot-_--_--_--_--_--_--_--_--_--_--_--_--_-1" This medicine contains 6.9 mg of alcohol (ethanol) in each 5ml dose. The amount in each dose of this medicine is equivalent to less than 1 ml beer or 1 ml wine. adults and children aged 12 years and over – 1 or 2 tablets (7.5mg or 15mg) at bedtime (or 1 tablet of Senokot Max Strength) If you are still constipated after taking senna for 3 days, talk to your doctor. If you forget to take it

Active Ingredients: Each 5 ml of syrup contains sennosides, as calcium salts, equivalent to 7.5 mg hydroxyanthracene glycosides, calculated as sennoside B. If you take more Senokot 7.5mg/5ml Syrup than you should Consult your doctor and take this leaflet with you. It may be harmful to take too much of this medicine or take it for too long. This is because it may lead to: Never take more than the prescribed dose. If you suspect that you or someone else might have taken an overdose of this medicine, go to the accident and emergency department of your local hospital. Take the container with you, even if it is empty. the guidance of a medical professional. Do not exceed the stated dose Senokot 7.5mg/5ml Syrup usually works in 8–12 hours. New users should start with the lowest dose and if needed increase by half the initial dose each day. When you feel the medicine is working, gradually reduce the dose and stop. It can also cause an electrolyte imbalance, where levels of substances like sodium, potassium and magnesium in your body get too high or too low. A severe electrolyte imbalance can cause serious health problems such as:There are no new, systematic preclinical tests for senna leaves or preparations thereof. Data derive from investigations with senna pods. Since the spectrum of constituents of senna leaf and fruit is comparable these data can be transferred to senna leaves. Most data refer to extracts of senna pods containing 1.4 to 3.5% of anthranoids, corresponding to 0.9 to 2.3% of potential rhein, 0.05 to 0.15% of potential aloe-emodin and 0.001 to 0.006% of potential emodin or isolated active constituents, e.g. rhein or sennosides A and B. The acute toxicity of senna pods, specified extracts thereof, as well as of sennosides in rats and mice was low after oral treatment. This medicine is available without prescription. However, you still need to take Senokot Syrup carefully to get the best results from it. Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. To make sure that this is the right treatment for you, before you start taking senna it is important that you speak with your doctor or a pharmacist if: Each 5 ml of syrup can provide up to 3.2 kcal and this should be taken into account in patients with diabetes mellitus.