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- Active ingredient (in each 118 mL delivered dose)
- Purpose
- Uses
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Warnings
For rectal use only
Caution: to be taken only at bedtime. Do not use at any other time or administer to infants, except upon the advice of a physician.
Do not use
- on children under 13 years of age
- on pregnant women
- on persons with difficulty swallowing
- on bedridden patients
- if you are presently taking a stool softener laxative
- or take with meals
Ask a doctor before use if you
- have already used a laxative for more than 3 days
- have abdominal pain, nausea or vomiting
- have a sudden change in bowel habits that persists over a period of 2 weeks
Stop use and ask a doctor if
- you have rectal bleeding
- you have no bowel movement within 30 minutes of enema use
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Directions
(or as directed by a doctor)
Rectal enema dosage is 120 mL in a single daily dosage (per 24 hours)
adults & children
13 years and over
1 bottle
children under 13 years of age
DO NOT USE
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
Positioning:
Left-side position: Lie on left side with knee bent and arms at rest.
Knee-chest position: Kneel, then lower head and chest forward until left side of face is resting on surface. Position arms comfortably.
Administering enema:
- With steady pressure, gently insert enema tip into rectum with a slight side-to-side movement, with tip pointing toward navel. Insertion may be easier if person receiving enema bears down, as if having a bowel movement. This helps relax the muscles around the anus.
- Do not force the enema tip into rectum as this can cause injury.
- Squeeze bottle until nearly all liquid is gone. It is not necessary to empty the bottle completely, as it contains more liquid than needed.
- Remove enema tip from rectum. This product generally produces a bowel movement in 2 to 15 minutes.
- Do not retain enema solution in body for longer than 15 minutes.
- Other Information
- Inactive ingredient
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- Manufacturing Information
- Package Label
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INGREDIENTS AND APPEARANCE
PURE AND GENTLE
mineral oil enemaProduct Information Product Type HUMAN OTC DRUG Item Code (Source) NDC:53329-013 Route of Administration RECTAL Active Ingredient/Active Moiety Ingredient Name Basis of Strength Strength MINERAL OIL (UNII: T5L8T28FGP) (MINERAL OIL - UNII:T5L8T28FGP) MINERAL OIL 100 g in 100 mL Packaging # Item Code Package Description Marketing Start Date Marketing End Date 1 NDC:53329-013-11 1 in 1 BOX 04/09/2014 1 133 mL in 1 BOTTLE; Type 0: Not a Combination Product Marketing Information Marketing Category Application Number or Monograph Citation Marketing Start Date Marketing End Date OTC monograph not final part334 04/09/2014 Labeler - Medline Industries, LP (025460908)
