Senna Tablets

Manufacturer
NCS HealthCare of KY, Inc dba Vangard Labs
Effective date
2013-02-26
Label type
HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version
6
Source
legacy-cache
Hydrated at
2026-08-02 01:41:23

Label at a glance#

ProductSenna Laxative
Active ingredientSENNOSIDES A AND B
Label structure9 sections

Indications and uses

Relieves  occasional constipation (irregularity) Generally causes bowel movement in 6-12 hours 

Dosage and administration

 take perferably at bedtime or as directed by a doctor If you do not have a comforable bowel movement by the second day, increase dose by one tablet (do not exceed maximum dosage) or decrease dose until you are comforable. age starting dosage maximum dosage adults and children over 12 years 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 ...

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

Active ingredient (in each tablet)

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Sennosides 8.6mg 

Purpose

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

 Laxative

Uses

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

Relieves  occasional constipation (irregularity)

Generally causes 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 

SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION

Ask a doctor before use if you have

OTC - ASK DOCTOR SECTION

stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, noticed a sudden change in bowel movements that continues over a period of 2 weeks. 

OTC - ASK DOCTOR/PHARMACIST SECTION

OTC - WHEN USING SECTION

Stop use and ask a doctor if

OTC - STOP USE SECTION

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

If pregnant or breast-feeding

OTC - PREGNANCY OR BREAST FEEDING SECTION

ask a health professional before use.

Keep out of reach of children

OTC - KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN SECTION

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

Directions

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION SECTION

 take perferably at bedtime or as directed by a doctor

If you do not have a comforable bowel movement by the second day, increase dose by one tablet (do not exceed maximum dosage) or decrease dose until you are comforable.

agestarting dosagemaximum dosage
adults and children over 12 years2 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

SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION

Each tablet contains: calcium 25mg, sodium 2mg, VERY LOW SODIUM

store at 25ºC (77ºF) excursions permitted between 15º - 30ºC (59º - 86ºF)

Inactive ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Croscarmellose sodium, dibasic calcium phosphate dihydrate, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, mineral oil

Questions

OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION

To Report Adverse Drug Event Call: (800) 616-2471 

Distributed by MAJOR PHARMACEUTICALS

31778 Enterprise Drive

Livonia, MI 48150

Principal Display Panel

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

 Senna Tablets

Senna Tablets sennosides 8.6mg
Senna Tablets sennosides 8.6mg

FDA-Initiated Inactive NDC Indexing#

NDC, Effective, Action table
NDCEffectiveActionDocumentIndexing SPLRelated label
0615-4529-312021-09-01C16284748780-19d75b9d0-0469-f424-e053-dadaa90a57ceSenna Tablets
0615-4529-392021-09-01C16284748780-19d75b9d0-0469-f424-e053-dadaa90a57ceSenna Tablets
0615-4529-312020-01-31C16284748780-19d75b9d0-0469-f424-e053-dadaa90a57ceSenna Tablets
0615-4529-392020-01-31C16284748780-19d75b9d0-0469-f424-e053-dadaa90a57ceSenna Tablets

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDCBilling unitProduct NDCDailyMed indexing SPLSPL versionEffective
0904-5165-61EA - Each0904-516501ed44e4-fb57-46b1-a0f2-44366b911dae12012-07-24

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
IngredientTypeUNIISPL versionUploaded
SENNOSIDES A AND BACTIVE INGREDIENT1B5FPI42EN6
SENNOSIDES A AND BACTIVE MOIETY1B5FPI42EN6
CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, DIBASIC, DIHYDRATEINACTIVE INGREDIENTO7TSZ97GEP6
CELLULOSE, MICROCRYSTALLINEINACTIVE INGREDIENTOP1R32D61U6
CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUMINACTIVE INGREDIENTM28OL1HH486
HYPROMELLOSESINACTIVE INGREDIENT3NXW29V3WO6
MAGNESIUM STEARATEINACTIVE INGREDIENT70097M6I306
MINERAL OILINACTIVE INGREDIENTT5L8T28FGP6

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NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDCPackage NDC
0615-45290615-4529-31, 0615-4529-39
0904-5165

Ingredients#

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

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Source Document#

Source XML

Inactive ingredient matches#

Inactive Ingredient Database values describe FDA-listed use contexts. The match method and ambiguity count are shown because ingredient names, routes, and dosage forms are not always unique. Browse recovered IID releases and source provenance.

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DailyMed ingredient, IID ingredient, UNII table
DailyMed ingredientIID ingredientUNIIDosage form / routePotencyMaximum daily exposureMatch
MINERAL OILMINERAL OILT5L8T28FGPDROPS / ORALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
HYPROMELLOSESHYPROMELLOSE3NXW29V3WOLOTION / TOPICAL0.1 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
27 equally ranked IID candidates
CELLULOSE, MICROCRYSTALLINEMICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSEOP1R32D61UTABLET / ORAL6184 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
28 equally ranked IID candidates
CELLULOSE, MICROCRYSTALLINEMICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSEOP1R32D61UTABLET, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL20100 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
28 equally ranked IID candidates
MINERAL OILMINERAL OILT5L8T28FGPOINTMENT / TOPICAL9938 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30SUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL71 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
HYPROMELLOSESHYPROMELLOSE3NXW29V3WOSYSTEM / TOPICAL54 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
27 equally ranked IID candidates
MINERAL OILMINERAL OILT5L8T28FGPFILM, EXTENDED RELEASE / TRANSDERMAL34 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, DIBASIC, DIHYDRATEDIBASIC CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIHYDRATEO7TSZ97GEPPASTE, DENTIFRICE / DENTAL51 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
10 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL144 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
MINERAL OILMINERAL OILT5L8T28FGPOINTMENT / OPHTHALMIC59.5 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
HYPROMELLOSESHYPROMELLOSE3NXW29V3WOTABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL582 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
27 equally ranked IID candidates
CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUMCROSCARMELLOSE SODIUMM28OL1HH48CAPSULE, COATED PELLETS / ORAL198 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
22 equally ranked IID candidates
HYPROMELLOSESHYPROMELLOSE3NXW29V3WOCAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL119.7 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
27 equally ranked IID candidates
MINERAL OILMINERAL OILT5L8T28FGPTABLET, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL5.67 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
HYPROMELLOSESHYPROMELLOSE3NXW29V3WOINSERT / VAGINAL54.21 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
27 equally ranked IID candidates
HYPROMELLOSESHYPROMELLOSE3NXW29V3WOTABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL11.8 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
27 equally ranked IID candidates
HYPROMELLOSESHYPROMELLOSE3NXW29V3WOCREAM / TOPICAL0.1 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
27 equally ranked IID candidates
CELLULOSE, MICROCRYSTALLINEMICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSEOP1R32D61UCAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL366 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
28 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30GRANULE / ORAL629 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30PELLET / ORAL24 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
CELLULOSE, MICROCRYSTALLINEMICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSEOP1R32D61UTABLET / BUCCAL18 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
28 equally ranked IID candidates
CELLULOSE, MICROCRYSTALLINEMICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSEOP1R32D61UPOWDER, FOR SOLUTION / ORAL690 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
28 equally ranked IID candidates
CELLULOSE, MICROCRYSTALLINEMICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSEOP1R32D61UCAPSULE / ORAL2169 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
28 equally ranked IID candidates
CELLULOSE, MICROCRYSTALLINEMICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSEOP1R32D61UGRANULE, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL278 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
28 equally ranked IID candidates
HYPROMELLOSESHYPROMELLOSE3NXW29V3WOSOLUTION / OPHTHALMIC0.5 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
27 equally ranked IID candidates
MINERAL OILMINERAL OILT5L8T28FGPGEL / TOPICAL2.5 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30INHALANT / ORAL0.08 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, DIBASIC, DIHYDRATEDIBASIC CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIHYDRATEO7TSZ97GEPTABLET, COATED / ORAL488.7 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
10 equally ranked IID candidates
CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, DIBASIC, DIHYDRATEDIBASIC CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIHYDRATEO7TSZ97GEPCAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL51 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
10 equally ranked IID candidates
CELLULOSE, MICROCRYSTALLINEMICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSEOP1R32D61UTABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL1576 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
28 equally ranked IID candidates
MINERAL OILMINERAL OILT5L8T28FGPSYSTEM / TOPICAL654.36 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30SUSPENSION / ORAL64 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30TABLET / BUCCAL17.5 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, DIBASIC, DIHYDRATEDIBASIC CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIHYDRATEO7TSZ97GEPTABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL953 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
10 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL47 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, DIBASIC, DIHYDRATEDIBASIC CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIHYDRATEO7TSZ97GEPTABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL53 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
10 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30CAPSULE, COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
MINERAL OILMINERAL OILT5L8T28FGPLOTION / TOPICAL1428 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUMCROSCARMELLOSE SODIUMM28OL1HH48CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL72 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
22 equally ranked IID candidates
CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUMCROSCARMELLOSE SODIUMM28OL1HH48TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL280 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
22 equally ranked IID candidates
CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUMCROSCARMELLOSE SODIUMM28OL1HH48TABLET / ORAL736 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
22 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30WAFER / ORAL66 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
HYPROMELLOSESHYPROMELLOSE3NXW29V3WOTABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING / ORAL41 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
27 equally ranked IID candidates
MINERAL OILMINERAL OILT5L8T28FGPTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUMCROSCARMELLOSE SODIUMM28OL1HH48POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL11.25 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
22 equally ranked IID candidates
CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUMCROSCARMELLOSE SODIUMM28OL1HH48GRANULE, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL282 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
22 equally ranked IID candidates
HYPROMELLOSESHYPROMELLOSE3NXW29V3WOGRANULE, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL1.7 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
27 equally ranked IID candidates
CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, DIBASIC, DIHYDRATEDIBASIC CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIHYDRATEO7TSZ97GEPTABLET / ORAL2442 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
10 equally ranked IID candidates
HYPROMELLOSESHYPROMELLOSE3NXW29V3WOTABLET, FILM COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL221 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
27 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30POWDER / TOPICAL104 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
MINERAL OILMINERAL OILT5L8T28FGPOIL / TOPICAL43.29 %v/vExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
MINERAL OILMINERAL OILT5L8T28FGPOINTMENT / AURICULAR (OTIC)NAExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
CELLULOSE, MICROCRYSTALLINEMICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSEOP1R32D61UCAPSULE, COATED PELLETS / ORAL456 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
28 equally ranked IID candidates
MINERAL OILMINERAL OILT5L8T28FGPTABLET / ORAL113.75 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, DIBASIC, DIHYDRATEDIBASIC CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIHYDRATEO7TSZ97GEPTABLET, FILM COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL258.45 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
10 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30TABLET, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL131 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
MINERAL OILMINERAL OILT5L8T28FGPSPRAY / TOPICAL1379 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
30 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL173 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
39 equally ranked IID candidates
MINERAL OILMINERAL OILT5L8T28FGPSUPPOSITORY / RECTALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
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BrandGenericManufacturerSPL set IDEffective dateAvailable safety fieldsJoin
415ed8df-7998-4f31-b38b-ad17e288e486078cbd93-be31-455a-802e-7869e39d363c2021-08-31WarningsExact identifier
spl set id: 078cbd93-be31-455a-802e-7869e39d363c

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