Bisacodyl Enteric Coated Tablet

Manufacturer: NCS HealthCare of KY, Inc dba Vangard Labs
Effective date: 2013-02-28
Label type: HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version: 7
Source: legacy-cache
Hydrated at: 2026-08-02 01:41:22

Label at a glance#

ProductBisacodyl

Active ingredientBISACODYL

Label structure9 sections

Dosage and administration

-take with a glass of water adults and children 12 years and over- take 1 to 3 tablets in a single daily dose children 6 to under 12 years of age - take 1 tablet in a single daily dose children under 6 years of age - ask a doctor

Contacts and useful links#

PhoneLabel contact(800) 616-2471

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

Active ingredient(s)

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Bisacodyl 5mg

Purpose

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Stimulant laxative

Use(s)

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

-relieves occasional constipation and irregularity

-this product generally produces bowel movement in 6 to 12 hours

Warnings

WARNINGS SECTION

SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION

Do not use

OTC - DO NOT USE SECTION

Do not use if you cannot swallow without chewing

Ask a doctor before use if

OTC - ASK DOCTOR SECTION

-you have a sudden change in bowel habits that lasts more than 2 weeks

-stomach pain, nausea or vomiting

OTC - ASK DOCTOR/PHARMACIST SECTION

When using this product

OTC - WHEN USING SECTION

-do not use within 1 hour after taking an antacid or milk

-do not chew or crush tablet(s)

-you may have stomach discomfort, faintness or cramps

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 could be signs of a serious condition.

-you need to use a laxative for more than 1 week

If pregnant or breastfeeding

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 with a glass of water

adults and children 12 years and over- take 1 to 3 tablets in a single daily dose

children 6 to under 12 years of age - take 1 tablet in a single daily dose

children under 6 years of age - ask a doctor

Other information

SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION

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

-use by expiration date on package

-protect from excessive humidity

Inactive ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

acacia, anhydrous calcium sulfate, anhydrous lactose, carnauba wax, colloidal silicon dioxide, corn starch, D&C yellow #10 aluminum lake, FD&C yellow #6 aluminum lake, gelatin, iron oxide, iron oxide black, iron oxide yellow (iron oxide ochre), magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol (PEG) 400, polyvinyl acetate phthalate, povidone, shellac, sodium starch glycolate, stearic acid, sugar, talc, titanium dioxide.

Questions

OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION

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

Principal Display Panel

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

Bisacodyl Enteric Coated Tabs, USP 5mg

FDA-Initiated Inactive NDC Indexing#

NDC, Effective, Action table
NDC	Effective	Action	Document	Indexing SPL	Related label
0615-0598-39	2022-10-31	C162847	48780-1	9d75b9d0-2efc-f424-e053-dadaa90a57ce	Bisacodyl Enteric Coated Tablet
0615-0598-39	2020-01-31	C162847	48780-1	9d75b9d0-2efc-f424-e053-dadaa90a57ce	Bisacodyl Enteric Coated Tablet

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDC	Billing unit	Product NDC	DailyMed indexing SPL	SPL version	Effective
0904-7927-17	EA - Each	0904-7927	7e7907ab-0977-40ec-a77a-d6f395a894a2	1	2013-02-13
0904-7927-60	EA - Each	0904-7927	3e50c02d-9513-47d5-bea0-f898f04891a7	1	2013-02-13
0904-7927-61	EA - Each	0904-7927	856c9c8d-f029-4cdd-b96c-8f84d822b28d	1	2013-02-13
0904-7927-80	EA - Each	0904-7927	93f3c97b-baac-4a58-b9d9-3d7f4876bfc4	1	2013-02-13

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
Ingredient	Type	UNII	SPL version
BISACODYL	ACTIVE INGREDIENT	10X0709Y6I	7
BISACODYL	ACTIVE MOIETY	10X0709Y6I	7
ACACIA	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	5C5403N26O	7
ANHYDROUS LACTOSE	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	3SY5LH9PMK	7
CALCIUM SULFATE ANHYDROUS	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	E934B3V59H	7
CARNAUBA WAX	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	R12CBM0EIZ	7
CELLULOSE, MICROCRYSTALLINE	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	OP1R32D61U	7
D&C YELLOW NO. 10	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	35SW5USQ3G	7
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	H77VEI93A8	7
FERRIC OXIDE RED	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	1K09F3G675	7
FERRIC OXIDE YELLOW	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	EX438O2MRT	7
FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	XM0M87F357	7
GELATIN	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	2G86QN327L	7
LACTOSE	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	J2B2A4N98G	7
MAGNESIUM STEARATE	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	70097M6I30	7
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	B697894SGQ	7
Polyvinyl Acetate Phthalate	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	58QVG85GW3	7
POVIDONES	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	FZ989GH94E	7
SHELLAC	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	46N107B71O	7
SILICON DIOXIDE	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	ETJ7Z6XBU4	7
SODIUM STARCH GLYCOLATE TYPE A POTATO	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	5856J3G2A2	7
STARCH, CORN	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	O8232NY3SJ	7
STEARIC ACID	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	4ELV7Z65AP	7
SUCROSE	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	C151H8M554	7
TALC	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	7SEV7J4R1U	7
TITANIUM DIOXIDE	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	15FIX9V2JP	7
YELLOW WAX	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	2ZA36H0S2V	7

Products#

Every source-derived product name is available through these pages.

DailyMed product names page 1 of 1 · 27 matching rows.

Bisacodyl
Bisacodyl Enteric Coated
ACACIA
CALCIUM SULFATE ANHYDROUS
ANHYDROUS LACTOSE
CARNAUBA WAX
SILICON DIOXIDE
STARCH, CORN
D&C YELLOW NO. 10
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6
GELATIN
MAGNESIUM STEARATE
CELLULOSE, MICROCRYSTALLINE
Polyvinyl Acetate Phthalate
SHELLAC
SODIUM STARCH GLYCOLATE TYPE A POTATO
STEARIC ACID
TALC
TITANIUM DIOXIDE
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400
SUCROSE
YELLOW WAX
LACTOSE
FERRIC OXIDE RED
FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE
FERRIC OXIDE YELLOW
POVIDONES

NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDC	Package NDC
0615-0598	0615-0598-39
0904-7927

Ingredients#

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

DailyMed ingredient rows page 1 of 1 · 27 matching rows.

Name, UNII, Kind table
Name	UNII	Kind
BISACODYL	10X0709Y6I	ACTIB
ACACIA	5C5403N26O	IACT
CALCIUM SULFATE ANHYDROUS	E934B3V59H	IACT
ANHYDROUS LACTOSE	3SY5LH9PMK	IACT
CARNAUBA WAX	R12CBM0EIZ	IACT
SILICON DIOXIDE	ETJ7Z6XBU4	IACT
STARCH, CORN	O8232NY3SJ	IACT
D&C YELLOW NO. 10	35SW5USQ3G	IACT
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	H77VEI93A8	IACT
GELATIN	2G86QN327L	IACT
MAGNESIUM STEARATE	70097M6I30	IACT
CELLULOSE, MICROCRYSTALLINE	OP1R32D61U	IACT
Polyvinyl Acetate Phthalate	58QVG85GW3	IACT
SHELLAC	46N107B71O	IACT
SODIUM STARCH GLYCOLATE TYPE A POTATO	5856J3G2A2	IACT
STEARIC ACID	4ELV7Z65AP	IACT
TALC	7SEV7J4R1U	IACT
TITANIUM DIOXIDE	15FIX9V2JP	IACT
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400	B697894SGQ	IACT
SUCROSE	C151H8M554	IACT
YELLOW WAX	2ZA36H0S2V	IACT
LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	IACT
CALCIUM SULFATE ANHYDROUS	E934B3V59H	IACT
FERRIC OXIDE RED	1K09F3G675	IACT
FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE	XM0M87F357	IACT
FERRIC OXIDE YELLOW	EX438O2MRT	IACT
POVIDONES	FZ989GH94E	IACT

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.

Inactive ingredient links page 1 of 11 · 630 matching rows.

DailyMed ingredient, IID ingredient, UNII table
DailyMed ingredient	IID ingredient	UNII	Dosage form / route	Potency	Maximum daily exposure	Match
LACTOSE	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	TABLET / ORAL	2500 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
TALC	TALC	7SEV7J4R1U	POWDER / TOPICAL		9235 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 35 equally ranked IID candidates
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400	POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400	B697894SGQ	INJECTION / INTRAVENOUS		28216 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400	POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400	B697894SGQ	INJECTION, SOLUTION / INTRAMUSCULAR	20.3 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
ACACIA	ACACIA	5C5403N26O	TABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL		121 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 19 equally ranked IID candidates
CELLULOSE, MICROCRYSTALLINE	MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE	OP1R32D61U	TABLET, FILM COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		615 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL		1791 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		239 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE	FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE	XM0M87F357	CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	1.49 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 10 equally ranked IID candidates
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400	POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400	B697894SGQ	GEL / TOPICAL		6300 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
CELLULOSE, MICROCRYSTALLINE	MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE	OP1R32D61U	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL		366 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	H77VEI93A8	POWDER, FOR SOLUTION / ORAL		40 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 34 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	H77VEI93A8	TABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL	0.41 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 34 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	DROPS / NASAL	50 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C YELLOW NO. 10	D&C YELLOW NO. 10	35SW5USQ3G	SHAMPOO / TOPICAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 31 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	GRANULE, FOR SOLUTION / ORAL		42596 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	INJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED, FOR SOLUTION / INTRAMUSCULAR		1 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	H77VEI93A8	SPONGE / TOPICAL	0.01 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 34 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION / SUBCUTANEOUS	14 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
FERRIC OXIDE RED	FERRIC OXIDE RED	1K09F3G675	CAPSULE, COATED / ORAL	0.12 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 21 equally ranked IID candidates
FERRIC OXIDE RED	FERRIC OXIDE RED	1K09F3G675	CAPSULE / ORAL		5 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 21 equally ranked IID candidates
CARNAUBA WAX	CARNAUBA WAX	R12CBM0EIZ	TABLET, FILM COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	140 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 11 equally ranked IID candidates
TALC	TALC	7SEV7J4R1U	SUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		46 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 35 equally ranked IID candidates
YELLOW WAX	YELLOW WAX	2ZA36H0S2V	TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	0.1 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 9 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONES	POVIDONE	FZ989GH94E	TABLET / ORAL		216 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 30 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATE	MAGNESIUM STEARATE	70097M6I30	WAFER / ORAL	66 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 39 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	H77VEI93A8	DROPS / ORAL	0.2 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 34 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C YELLOW NO. 10	D&C YELLOW NO. 10	35SW5USQ3G	SOLUTION / RECTAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 31 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C YELLOW NO. 10	D&C YELLOW NO. 10	35SW5USQ3G	SYRUP / ORAL		4 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 31 equally ranked IID candidates
SILICON DIOXIDE	SILICON DIOXIDE	ETJ7Z6XBU4	SOLUTION / ORAL		336 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 49 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	H77VEI93A8	FILM / SUBLINGUAL	0.03 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 34 equally ranked IID candidates
TALC	TALC	7SEV7J4R1U	TABLET / RECTAL	32.4 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 35 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	POWDER, FOR SOLUTION / ORAL		38666 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	H77VEI93A8	MOUTHWASH / BUCCAL	0.01 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 34 equally ranked IID candidates
SHELLAC	SHELLAC	46N107B71O	CAPSULE, COATED PELLETS / ORAL	29 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 13 equally ranked IID candidates
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400	POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400	B697894SGQ	CAPSULE / ORAL		13440 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C YELLOW NO. 10	D&C YELLOW NO. 10	35SW5USQ3G	TABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL		4 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 31 equally ranked IID candidates
SILICON DIOXIDE	SILICON DIOXIDE	ETJ7Z6XBU4	FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE / TRANSDERMAL	49 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 49 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	H77VEI93A8	GEL / TOPICAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 34 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONES	POVIDONE	FZ989GH94E	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 30 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	H77VEI93A8	TABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL	1 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 34 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C YELLOW NO. 10	D&C YELLOW NO. 10	35SW5USQ3G	CAPSULE, COATED PELLETS / ORAL	0.01 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 31 equally ranked IID candidates
CELLULOSE, MICROCRYSTALLINE	MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE	OP1R32D61U	TABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL		1725 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
SHELLAC	SHELLAC	46N107B71O	CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	75.01 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 13 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATE	MAGNESIUM STEARATE	70097M6I30	IMPLANT / INTRAVITREAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 39 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C YELLOW NO. 10	D&C YELLOW NO. 10	35SW5USQ3G	POWDER, FOR SOLUTION / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 31 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	CAPSULE, COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACID	STEARIC ACID	4ELV7Z65AP	EMULSION / TOPICAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 26 equally ranked IID candidates
FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE	FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE	XM0M87F357	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		8 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 10 equally ranked IID candidates
SHELLAC	SHELLAC	46N107B71O	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL		1 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 13 equally ranked IID candidates
TITANIUM DIOXIDE	TITANIUM DIOXIDE	15FIX9V2JP	CAPSULE, COATED / ORAL		17 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 40 equally ranked IID candidates
FERRIC OXIDE YELLOW	FERRIC OXIDE YELLOW	EX438O2MRT	TABLET / SUBLINGUAL	1 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 20 equally ranked IID candidates
SUCROSE	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	INJECTION / INTRAVENOUS		1950 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONES	POVIDONE	FZ989GH94E	TABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL	240 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 30 equally ranked IID candidates
FERRIC OXIDE RED	FERRIC OXIDE RED	1K09F3G675	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL		14 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 21 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING / ORAL		120 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATE	MAGNESIUM STEARATE	70097M6I30	CAPSULE, COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 39 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONES	POVIDONE	FZ989GH94E	INJECTION / INTRAMUSCULAR	0.2 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 30 equally ranked IID candidates
FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE	FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE	XM0M87F357	CAPSULE / ORAL		11 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 10 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACID	STEARIC ACID	4ELV7Z65AP	AEROSOL, FOAM / VAGINAL	4 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 26 equally ranked IID candidates

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Brand	Generic	Manufacturer	SPL set ID	Effective date	Available safety fields	Join
719782b0-83b5-44f2-ae68-5073cb5b5307			6d2f1549-a692-4a37-b13f-64f858232967	2022-10-31	Warnings	Exact identifier spl set id: 6d2f1549-a692-4a37-b13f-64f858232967

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