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Senna Laxative Tablets

Manufacturer
Strategic Sourcing Services, LLC
Effective date
2023-12-06
Label type
HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version
5
Source
legacy-cache
Hydrated at
2026-08-01 21:19:06

Label at a glance#

ProductSenna Laxative
Active ingredientSENNOSIDES
Label structure10 sections

Indications and uses

relieves occasional constipation (irregularity) generally produces bowel movement in 6-12 hours

Dosage and administration

Age Starting Dosage Maximum Dosage adults and children 12 years of age or over 2 tablets once a day 4 tablets twice a day children 6 to under 12 years 1 tablet once a day 2 tablets twice a day children 2 to under 6 years 1/2 tablet once a day 1 tablet twice a day children under 2 years ask a doctor ask a doctor

Storage and handling

each tablet contains: calcium 25 mg and sodium 3 mg Very Low Sodium store at 25°C (77°F); excursions permitted between 15°-30°C (59°-86°F)

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION

Drug Facts

Active ingredient (in each tablet)

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Sennosides 8.6 mg

Purpose

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Laxative

Uses

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

  • relieves occasional constipation (irregularity)
  • generally produces bowel movement in 6-12 hours

Warnings

WARNINGS SECTION

Do not use

OTC - DO NOT USE SECTION

  • laxative products for longer than 1 week, unless directed by a doctor

Ask a doctor before use if you have

OTC - ASK DOCTOR SECTION

  • stomach pain
  • nausea
  • vomiting
  • noticed a sudden change in bowel habits that lasts over 2 weeks

OTC - STOP USE SECTION

Stop use and ask a doctor if you have rectal bleeding or fail to have a bowel movement after use of a laxative. These may indicate a serious condition.

OTC - PREGNANCY OR BREAST FEEDING SECTION

If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use.

OTC - KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN SECTION

Keep out of reach of children. In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

Directions

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION SECTION

AgeStarting DosageMaximum Dosage
adults and children 12 years of age or over2 tablets once a day4 tablets twice a day
children 6 to under 12 years1 tablet once a day2 tablets twice a day
children 2 to under 6 years1/2 tablet once a day1 tablet twice a day
children under 2 yearsask a doctorask a doctor

Other information

STORAGE AND HANDLING SECTION

  • each tablet contains: calcium 25 mg and sodium 3 mg Very Low Sodium
  • store at 25°C (77°F); excursions permitted between 15°-30°C (59°-86°F)

Inactive ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, dicalcium phosphate, hypromellose, liquid paraffin, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, maltodextrin, purified water, sodium lauryl sulphate, stearic acid

Questions or comments?

OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION

Call 1-888-333-9792

PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

SENNASENNA

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDCBilling unitProduct NDCDailyMed indexing SPLSPL versionEffective
70677-0133-1EA - Each70677-0133a4d87b77-8a5b-4ef7-b73a-a4feaefddaad12022-09-12

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NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDCPackage NDC
70677-013370677-0133-1

Ingredients#

Every source-derived ingredient row is available through these pages.

DailyMed ingredient rows page 1 of 1 · 12 matching rows.

Name, UNII, Kind table
NameUNIIKind
SILICON DIOXIDEETJ7Z6XBU4IACT
CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUMM28OL1HH48IACT
ANHYDROUS DIBASIC CALCIUM PHOSPHATEL11K75P92JIACT
HYPROMELLOSE, UNSPECIFIED3NXW29V3WOIACT
MINERAL OILT5L8T28FGPIACT
MAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30IACT
CELLULOSE, MICROCRYSTALLINEOP1R32D61UIACT
MALTODEXTRIN7CVR7L4A2DIACT
WATER059QF0KO0RIACT
SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE368GB5141JIACT
STEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APIACT
SENNOSIDES3FYP5M0IJXACTIB

Source Document#

Source XML

openFDA label cross-check#

OpenFDA label data provides additional search and identifier links. DailyMed’s Structured Product Label is the canonical label on FDA.report. Matching records are deduplicated before they are shown below.

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Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
BrandGenericManufacturerSPL set IDEffective dateAvailable safety fieldsJoin
2992d2f7-a497-65e6-e063-6294a90a34023cfd95f4-58ea-447e-8a34-def405127cca2024-12-18WarningsExact identifier
spl set id: 3cfd95f4-58ea-447e-8a34-def405127cca

Reported adverse events (FAERS/openFDA)#

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