💊 Bisacodyl Suppository 5 mg – As Licensed
📄 Description:
Bisacodyl Suppository is a locally acting stimulant laxative used to relieve constipation and prepare the bowel before diagnostic procedures or surgeries. It directly stimulates the rectal mucosa to induce bowel movement.
🧾 Prescription / Indications:
Indicated for:
- Short-term relief of occasional constipation
- Bowel evacuation prior to procedures (e.g., colonoscopy, surgery)
Dosage:
- Adults and children over 10 years: 10 mg rectally (usually 1 × 10 mg suppository)
- Children 6–10 years: 5 mg rectally (1 × 5 mg suppository)
- Children under 6 years: Only under medical supervision
Onset of action: Generally within 15 to 60 minutes
🔬 Nature:
- Form: Rectal suppository
- Strength: 5 mg Bisacodyl
- Route: Rectal
- Pharmacologic class: Stimulant laxative
- Mechanism: Direct stimulation of enteric nerves in the colon to trigger peristalsis
🌟 Advantages:
- Fast-acting relief from constipation
- Useful for patients who cannot take oral medication
- Ideal for bowel clearance before medical examinations
📦 Common Packaging:
- Typically supplied in PVC/aluminum blister packs
- Available in strips of 5 or 10 suppositories per pack
- Packaged in cartons for hospital and pharmacy use
🧊 Storage:
- Store at 15–25°C (room temperature)
- Avoid excessive heat
- Protect from moisture and sunlight
- Do not freeze
⚠️ Precautions:
- Not for long-term or chronic constipation without medical advice
- Do not use if rectal bleeding is present or if there’s a known intestinal obstruction
- Use with caution in children and elderly
- Possible side effects: abdominal cramps, rectal irritation, diarrhea
- Not recommended for daily use over long periods – risk of laxative dependency
👩⚕️ Patient Advice:
- Insert gently into the rectum (preferably after bowel movement urge begins)
- Lie on your side and remain lying for a few minutes after insertion
- Avoid using if there’s anal or rectal irritation, bleeding, or fissures
- Drink plenty of fluids
- Inform healthcare provider if no bowel movement occurs after use or if constipation persists