Drug Dosage/ Indication Contraindication Side Effects Therapeutic Action

Route

TRADE NAME: >hours of > Short term > patients with IS -anaphylactic > It acts directly on the
sleeping relief of ileus, intestinal reactions, bowels, stimulating the bowel
Dulcolax constipation. obstruction, acute angioneurotic muscles to cause a bowel
>anal Constipation, abdominal oedema and other movement..
Drug Class: suppository either chronic or conditions hypersensitivity.
of recent onset, including
Stimulant whenever a appendicitis, acute GI - vomiting,
laxatives. stimulant inflammatory Abdominal
laxative is bowel diseases, discomfort,
required. Bowel and severe abdominal pain,
clearance before abdominal pain abdominal cramps,
surgery or associated with nausea and
radiological nausea and diarrhoea.
investigation. vomiting which
Replacement of may be indicative
the evacuant of the
enema in all its aforementioned
indications. severe conditions.

>severe
dehydration and in
patients with
known
hypersensitivity to
bisacodyl or any
other component
of the product.