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Each 5 g of granules (equivalent to 1 teaspoonful or 1 sachet) contain Plantago ovata seeds 2.6 g, Plantago ovata husks 0.11 g, Cassia angustifolia pods 0.34-0.66 g equivalent to sennosides 15 mg.
It also contains the following inactive ingredients: Talc, acacia, iron oxides, paraffin, aromatics (eg, peppermint, sage and caraway oil) and sucrose.
Constipation
Constipation in bed-ridden patients
Constipation in pregnancy
Pain-free bowl evacuation in cases of haemorrhoids
Adults and Children >10 years: 1-2 tsp/sachets after the evening meal. The individually correct dose is the lowest dose required to achieve a soft-formed stool.
Do not take more than 2 tsp/sachets in a day.
Without medical advice, Agiolax should not be taken over a longer period (>1-2 weeks).
Administration: The granules should be swallowed whole with an abundant amount of liquid ie, ¼ L. When taking other medication, wait ½-1 hr before taking Agiolax.
Patients with abnormal stenoses in the gastrointestinal tract, ileus, diabetes mellitus that is difficult to control, acute inflammatory intestinal diseases eg, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, appendicitis, abdominal pain of unknown cause, severe dehydration with water and electrolyte losses, children <10 years.
In cases of chronic use or abuse, the loss of potassium can potentiate the effect of cardiac glycosides and influence the action of antiarrhythmics. Loss of potassium can be enhanced in combination with certain diuretics, cortisone or cortisone-like substances (adrenocortical steroids) and liquorice roots.
The absorption of concurrently administered drugs from the gastrointestinal tract into the blood stream can be delayed. A reduction of the insulin dose can be required in insulin-dependent diabetics.
Spasmodic GI complaints (rare). Hypersensitivity reactions to plantago (very rare). Possible harmless red colouring of urine. Deposition of pigment in the intestinal mucosa. Water & electrolyte balance disorders (long-term use), K loss (can cause cardiac function disorders, myasthenia). Protein & food in urine (long-term use).