Fiber laxative

Manufacturer
McKesson
Effective date
2014-04-10
Label type
HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version
1
Source
full-release
Hydrated at
2026-05-31 22:38:58

Label at a glance#

ProductFiber laxative
Active ingredientPSYLLIUM HUSK
Label structure9 sections

Indications and uses

relieves: occasional constipation helps restore regularity promotes normal function of the bowel

Dosage and administration

take this product (child or adult dose) with a full glass of water (8oz.) or other fluid. Taking this product without enough liquid may cause choking. See choking warning. swallow capsules one at a time daily maximum 3 doses dosage will vary according to diet, exercise, previous laxative use or severity of constipation. product generally produces effect in 12-72 hours. adults and children 12 years and older 5 caps...

Storage and handling

do not use if printed seal under cap is torn or missing. store at room temperature protect contents from moisture.

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

Active ingredient (in each capsule)

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Psyllium husk approx. 0.52 g

Purpose

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Fiber laxative

OTC - KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN SECTION

Uses

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

relieves:

  • occasional constipation
  • helps restore regularity
  • promotes normal function of the bowel

Warnings

WARNINGS SECTION

Choking: Taking this product without adequate fluid may cause it to swell and block your throat or esophagus and may cause choking. Do not take this product if you have difficulty in swallowing. If you experience chest pain, vomiting, or difficulty in swallowing or breathing after taking this product, seek immediate medical attention.

Ask a doctor before use if you have

OTC - ASK DOCTOR SECTION

  • abdominal pain, nausea or vomiting
  • difficulty in swallowing
  • a sudden change in bowel habits that persists over a period of 2 weeks
When using this product

OTC - WHEN USING SECTION

  • it may cause an allergic reaction in people sensitive to inhaled or ingested psyllium

Stop use and ask a doctor if

OTC - STOP USE SECTION

  • you fail to have a bowel movement after use
  • rectal bleeding occurs
  • symptoms persist more than 1 week
  • Keep out of reach of children. In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center immediately

Directions

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION SECTION

  • take this product (child or adult dose) with a full glass of water (8oz.) or other fluid. Taking this product without enough liquid may cause choking. See choking warning.
  • swallow capsules one at a time
  • daily maximum 3 doses
  • dosage will vary according to diet, exercise, previous laxative use or severity of constipation.
  • product generally produces effect in 12-72 hours.
adults and children 12 years and older5 capsules, 1 to 3 times a day
children 6 to under 11 yearsconsider use of powder form of product
children under 6 yearsask a doctor
  • Laxatives, including bulk fibers, may affect how well other medicines work. If you are taking a prescription medicine by mouth, take this product at least 2 hours before or 2 hours after the prescribed medicine. As your body adjusts to increased fiber intake, you may experience changes in bowel habits or minor bloating.

Other information

STORAGE AND HANDLING SECTION

  • do not use if printed seal under cap is torn or missing.
  • store at room temperature
  • protect contents from moisture.

Inactive ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

caramel color, gelatin, iron oxide, polysorbate 80, shellac

Fiber Supplement information

SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION

Uses: An easy way to increase your daily fiber intake. Diets low in saturated fat and cholesterol that include 7 grams of soluble fiber per day from psyllium husk, as in this product, may reduce the risk of heart disease by lowering  cholesterol. One serving of this product provides 2.4 grams of this soluble  fiber. consult a doctor if you are considering use of this product as part of a cholesterol lowering program.

Warnings: Read entire label, including warnings in Drug Facts

Directions: Adults 12 years and older: 2-6 capsules for increasing daily fiber intake;  6 capsules for cholesterol lowering use. Take this product 8oz. of liquid (swallow 1 capsule at a  time)  up to 3 times daily.  NOTICE:  Take this product atleast  8 oz . (a full glass) of liquid. Taking this product without enough liquid may cause choking.  Do not take if you have difficulty swallowing.

PDP

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

Sunmark

compare to Metamucil® capsules active ingredient

fiber laxative

Relieves constipation, restores regularity

dietary fiber supplement

160 capsulesPDPPDP

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DailyMed RxNorm Mappings#

RxCUI, RxNorm string, TTY table
RxCUIRxNorm stringTTYSPL version
581417psyllium 0.52 GM Oral CapsulePSN1
581417psyllium 520 MG Oral CapsuleSCD1
581417psyllium 0.52 GM Oral CapsuleSY1

Product Linked Resources#

Resource, Code type, Value table
ResourceCode typeValueEquivalent identifiersSource image
BarcodeEAN-130010939789334GTIN-13: 0010939789334
EAN-13: 0010939789334
GTIN-12: 010939789334
UPC-A: 010939789334
GTIN storage (14 digits): 00010939789334
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FDA-Initiated Inactive NDC Indexing#

NDC, Effective, Action table
NDCEffectiveActionDocumentIndexing SPLRelated label
49348-633-492020-01-31C16284748780-19d75b9d0-ff5b-f424-e053-dadaa90a57ceSunmark Fiber Laxative

DailyMed Package Descriptions#

Package NDC, Product, Description table
Package NDCProductDescriptionFormQuantityStrengthSPL version
49348-633-49Fiber laxative160 in 1 BOTTLECAPSULE1601

DailyMed Dashboard NDC Coverage#

NDC, Dashboard title, SPL version table
NDCDashboard titleSPL versionValidationDashboard ZIP
49348-633FIBER LAXATIVE (PSYLLIUM HUSK) CAPSULE [MCKESSON]1Legacy NDC, 1 package rows20140410_76177615-d98f-482a-afe6-fdc8ea53f55f.zip

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDCBilling unitProduct NDCDailyMed indexing SPLSPL versionEffective
49348-633-49EA - Each49348-633e3c6e427-b339-4bbc-a76d-6b47b6ee8d8012014-05-02

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
IngredientTypeUNIISPL versionUploaded
PSYLLIUM HUSKACTIVE INGREDIENT0SHO53407G1
PSYLLIUM HUSKACTIVE MOIETY0SHO53407G1
BROWN IRON OXIDEINACTIVE INGREDIENT1N032N7MFO1
CARAMELINACTIVE INGREDIENTT9D99G2B1R1
GELATININACTIVE INGREDIENT2G86QN327L1
POLYSORBATE 80INACTIVE INGREDIENT6OZP39ZG8H1
SHELLACINACTIVE INGREDIENT46N107B71O1

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NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDCPackage NDC
49348-63349348-633-49

Ingredients#

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

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Source Document#

Source XML

Inactive ingredient matches#

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POLYSORBATE 80POLYSORBATE 806OZP39ZG8HCREAM / VAGINAL0.4 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
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POLYSORBATE 80POLYSORBATE 806OZP39ZG8HINJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS53 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
78 equally ranked IID candidates
POLYSORBATE 80POLYSORBATE 806OZP39ZG8HOINTMENT / TOPICAL0.1 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
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GELATINGELATIN2G86QN327LCAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL1791 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
POLYSORBATE 80POLYSORBATE 806OZP39ZG8HSOLUTION/ DROPS / OPHTHALMIC0.25 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
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POLYSORBATE 80POLYSORBATE 806OZP39ZG8HINJECTION, SOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS1170 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
78 equally ranked IID candidates
POLYSORBATE 80POLYSORBATE 806OZP39ZG8HTABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL24 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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BROWN IRON OXIDEBROWN IRON OXIDE1N032N7MFOCAPSULE / ORALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
3 equally ranked IID candidates
SHELLACSHELLAC46N107B71OTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL213.24 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
13 equally ranked IID candidates
POLYSORBATE 80POLYSORBATE 806OZP39ZG8HTABLET / ORAL233 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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POLYSORBATE 80POLYSORBATE 806OZP39ZG8HINJECTION, SUSPENSION / INTRAMUSCULAR4 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
78 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATINGELATIN2G86QN327LSYSTEM / TOPICAL1050 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATINGELATIN2G86QN327LSOLUTION / ORAL34.8 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
POLYSORBATE 80POLYSORBATE 806OZP39ZG8HSPRAY, METERED / NASAL0.1 mg/1mlExact identifier — unii candidate
78 equally ranked IID candidates
CARAMELCARAMELT9D99G2B1RSYRUP / ORAL207 mg/5mlExact identifier — unii candidate
9 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATINGELATIN2G86QN327LTABLET, COATED / ORAL42.12 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATINGELATIN2G86QN327LDROPS / NASAL50 mg/1mlExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
POLYSORBATE 80POLYSORBATE 806OZP39ZG8HSUSPENSION/ DROPS / OPHTHALMIC1 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
78 equally ranked IID candidates
POLYSORBATE 80POLYSORBATE 806OZP39ZG8HTABLET, COATED / ORAL18 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
78 equally ranked IID candidates
POLYSORBATE 80POLYSORBATE 806OZP39ZG8HTABLET, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL4 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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GELATINGELATIN2G86QN327LSYRUP / ORALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
BROWN IRON OXIDEBROWN IRON OXIDE1N032N7MFOTABLET / ORAL0.79 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
3 equally ranked IID candidates
POLYSORBATE 80POLYSORBATE 806OZP39ZG8HDROPS / OPHTHALMIC0.05 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
78 equally ranked IID candidates
POLYSORBATE 80POLYSORBATE 806OZP39ZG8HTABLET / SUBLINGUAL0.08 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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POLYSORBATE 80POLYSORBATE 806OZP39ZG8HENEMA / RECTAL0.01 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
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POLYSORBATE 80POLYSORBATE 806OZP39ZG8HSYSTEM / TOPICAL28 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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POLYSORBATE 80POLYSORBATE 806OZP39ZG8HINJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED, FOR SOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS900 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
78 equally ranked IID candidates
POLYSORBATE 80POLYSORBATE 806OZP39ZG8HINJECTION / INTRAMUSCULAR4 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
78 equally ranked IID candidates
POLYSORBATE 80POLYSORBATE 806OZP39ZG8HSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL40 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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POLYSORBATE 80POLYSORBATE 806OZP39ZG8HSOLUTION / ORAL907 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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POLYSORBATE 80POLYSORBATE 806OZP39ZG8HGRANULE, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL240 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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POLYSORBATE 80POLYSORBATE 806OZP39ZG8HSUSPENSION / ORAL206 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
78 equally ranked IID candidates
POLYSORBATE 80POLYSORBATE 806OZP39ZG8HINJECTION, SUSPENSION / INTRA-ARTICULAR4 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
78 equally ranked IID candidates
CARAMELCARAMELT9D99G2B1RGRANULE, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL2.5 mg/5mlExact identifier — unii candidate
9 equally ranked IID candidates
POLYSORBATE 80POLYSORBATE 806OZP39ZG8HINJECTION, POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / INTRAMUSCULAR4 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
78 equally ranked IID candidates
POLYSORBATE 80POLYSORBATE 806OZP39ZG8HCONCENTRATE / ORAL1 mg/1mlExact identifier — unii candidate
78 equally ranked IID candidates
CARAMELCARAMELT9D99G2B1RSOLUTION / RECTALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
9 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATINGELATIN2G86QN327LCAPSULE, COATED PELLETS / ORAL65 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
POLYSORBATE 80POLYSORBATE 806OZP39ZG8HPOWDER / ORAL66 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
78 equally ranked IID candidates
POLYSORBATE 80POLYSORBATE 806OZP39ZG8HSUSPENSION / AURICULAR (OTIC)1 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
78 equally ranked IID candidates
POLYSORBATE 80POLYSORBATE 806OZP39ZG8HELIXIR / ORAL2.5 mg/15mlExact identifier — unii candidate
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POLYSORBATE 80POLYSORBATE 806OZP39ZG8HCAPSULE, COATED PELLETS / ORAL2 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
78 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATINGELATIN2G86QN327LINJECTION / INTRAMUSCULAR16 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
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spl set id: 76177615-d98f-482a-afe6-fdc8ea53f55f

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