Laxative Pills

Manufacturer
CVS Pharmacy
Effective date
2019-06-26
Label type
HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version
7
Source
legacy-cache
Hydrated at
2026-08-02 00:20:16

Label at a glance#

ProductLaxative Pills Maximum Strength
Active ingredientSENNOSIDES
Label structure10 sections

Indications and uses

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

Dosage and administration

swallow tablet(s) with a glass of water swallow tablet(s) whole, do not crush, break, or chew   adults and children 12 years of age and older   take 2 tablets once or twice daily   children 6 to under 12 years of age   take 1 tablet once or twice daily   children under 6 years of age   ask a doctor

Storage and handling

each tablet contains:  calcium 40 mg each tablet contains: magnesium 10 mg each tablet contains: sodium 3 mg very low sodium store between 20-25ºC (68-77ºF)

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

Active ingredient (in each tablet)

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Sennosides USP, 25 mg

Purpose

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Stimulant laxative

Uses

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

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

Warnings

WARNINGS SECTION

Do not use

OTC - DO NOT USE SECTION

laxative products when abdominal pain, nausea, or vomiting are present unless directed by a doctor.

Ask a doctor before use if you have

OTC - ASK DOCTOR SECTION

  •  noticed a sudden change in bowel habits that persists over a period of 2 weeks

Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you

OTC - ASK DOCTOR/PHARMACIST SECTION

  • are taking a prescription drug. Laxatives may affect how other drugs work. Take this product 2 or more hours before or after other drugs.

When using this product

OTC - WHEN USING SECTION

  • do not use for a period longer than 1 week

Stop use and ask a doctor if

OTC - STOP USE SECTION

  • rectal bleeding or failure to have a bowel movement occur after use of a laxative.

These may be signs of 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

  • swallow tablet(s) with a glass of water
  • swallow tablet(s) whole, do not crush, break, or chew
  adults and children 12 years of age and older  take 2 tablets once or twice daily
  children 6 to under 12 years of age  take 1 tablet once or twice daily
  children under 6 years of age  ask a doctor

Other information

STORAGE AND HANDLING SECTION

  • each tablet contains: calcium 40 mg
  • each tablet contains: magnesium 10 mg
  • each tablet contains: sodium 3 mg
  • very low sodium
  • store between 20-25ºC (68-77ºF)

Inactive ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

acacia, ammonium hydroxide*, anhydrous lactose*, calcium phosphate dihydrate*, calcium sulfate anhydrous*, carnauba wax, corn starch*, croscarmellose sodium, dicalcium phosphate*, FD&C blue #1 aluminum lake, hypromellose*, iron oxide*, iron oxide black, iron oxide yellow*, isopropyl alcohol*, kaolin*, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, n-butyl alcohol*, polyethylene glycol, povidone*, propylene glycol*, shellac, silicon dioxide*, sodium lauryl sulfate*, stearic acid*, sucrose, talc, tartaric acid*, titanium dioxide, white wax*

*contains one or more of these ingredients

Questions or comments?

OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION

Call 1-877-753-3935 Monday-Friday 9AM-5PM EST

Principal Display Panel

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

Compare to the active ingredient in ex-lax® Maximum Strength†

LAXATIVE PILLS

MAXIMUM STRENGTH 

SENNOSIDES, USP, 25 mg

  • Stimulant laxative
  • Gentle, dependable
  • Overnight relief

Pills

†This product is not manufactured or distributed by Novartis, owner of the registered trademark Ex-Lax®.

TAMPER EVIDENT: DO NOT USE IF PRINTED SAFETY SEAL UNDER CAP IS BROKEN OR MISSING.

KEEP OUTER CARTON FOR COMPLETE WARNINGS AND PRODUCT INFORMATION.

Distributed by: CVS Pharmacy, Inc.

One CVS Drive, Woonsocket, RI 02895

CVS.com®

Product Label

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

CVS Maximum Strength Laxative Pills
CVS Maximum Strength Laxative Pills

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDCBilling unitProduct NDCDailyMed indexing SPLSPL versionEffective
59779-245-24EA - Each59779-245813dc185-63ca-4dbe-9bd5-beab5fa6145112022-06-06
59779-245-36EA - Each59779-245e29ce74a-7383-4a59-835a-69c595e5cd5a12022-06-06
59779-245-90EA - Each59779-2453c648e4a-41be-4df1-b10d-4915a7fa901f12022-06-06

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
IngredientTypeUNIISPL versionUploaded
SENNOSIDESACTIVE INGREDIENT3FYP5M0IJX5
SENNOSIDESACTIVE MOIETY3FYP5M0IJX5
ACACIAINACTIVE INGREDIENT5C5403N26O5
ALUMINUM OXIDEINACTIVE INGREDIENTLMI26O69335
AMMONIAINACTIVE INGREDIENT5138Q19F1X5
ANHYDROUS LACTOSEINACTIVE INGREDIENT3SY5LH9PMK5
BUTYL ALCOHOLINACTIVE INGREDIENT8PJ61P6TS35
CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, DIBASIC, ANHYDROUSINACTIVE INGREDIENTL11K75P92J5
CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, DIBASIC, DIHYDRATEINACTIVE INGREDIENTO7TSZ97GEP5
CALCIUM SULFATE ANHYDROUSINACTIVE INGREDIENTE934B3V59H5
CARNAUBA WAXINACTIVE INGREDIENTR12CBM0EIZ5
CELLULOSE, MICROCRYSTALLINEINACTIVE INGREDIENTOP1R32D61U5
CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUMINACTIVE INGREDIENTM28OL1HH485
FD&C BLUE NO. 1INACTIVE INGREDIENTH3R47K3TBD5
FERRIC OXIDE REDINACTIVE INGREDIENT1K09F3G6755
FERRIC OXIDE YELLOWINACTIVE INGREDIENTEX438O2MRT5
FERROSOFERRIC OXIDEINACTIVE INGREDIENTXM0M87F3575
HYPROMELLOSESINACTIVE INGREDIENT3NXW29V3WO5
ISOPROPYL ALCOHOLINACTIVE INGREDIENTND2M4163025
KAOLININACTIVE INGREDIENT24H4NWX5CO5
MAGNESIUM STEARATEINACTIVE INGREDIENT70097M6I305
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLSINACTIVE INGREDIENT3WJQ0SDW1A5
POVIDONESINACTIVE INGREDIENTFZ989GH94E5
PROPYLENE GLYCOLINACTIVE INGREDIENT6DC9Q167V35
SHELLACINACTIVE INGREDIENT46N107B71O5
SILICON DIOXIDEINACTIVE INGREDIENTETJ7Z6XBU45
SODIUM LAURYL SULFATEINACTIVE INGREDIENT368GB5141J5
STARCH, CORNINACTIVE INGREDIENTO8232NY3SJ5
STEARIC ACIDINACTIVE INGREDIENT4ELV7Z65AP5
SUCROSEINACTIVE INGREDIENTC151H8M5545
TALCINACTIVE INGREDIENT7SEV7J4R1U5
TARTARIC ACIDINACTIVE INGREDIENTW4888I119H5
TITANIUM DIOXIDEINACTIVE INGREDIENT15FIX9V2JP5
WHITE WAXINACTIVE INGREDIENT7G1J5DA97F5

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NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDCPackage NDC
59779-24559779-245-24, 59779-245-36, 59779-245-90

Ingredients#

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

DailyMed ingredient rows page 1 of 1 · 33 matching rows.

Source Document#

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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 13 · 757 matching rows.

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SODIUM LAURYL SULFATESODIUM LAURYL SULFATE368GB5141JCAPSULE, COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
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81 equally ranked IID candidates
SILICON DIOXIDESILICON DIOXIDEETJ7Z6XBU4SYSTEM / TRANSDERMAL35 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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STARCH, CORNSTARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJINSERT / VAGINAL147 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
22 equally ranked IID candidates
AMMONIAAMMONIA SOLUTION5138Q19F1XINJECTION / INTRAVENOUS0.22 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
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KAOLINKAOLIN24H4NWX5COPOWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
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SUCROSESUCROSEC151H8M554DROPS / ORALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
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HYPROMELLOSESHYPROMELLOSE3NXW29V3WOGEL / RECTAL348 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, DIBASIC, ANHYDROUSANHYDROUS DIBASIC CALCIUM PHOSPHATEL11K75P92JPASTILLE / ORALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
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CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, DIBASIC, ANHYDROUSANHYDROUS DIBASIC CALCIUM PHOSPHATEL11K75P92JTABLET, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL406 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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TALCTALC7SEV7J4R1UTABLET / BUCCAL15 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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STARCH, CORNSTARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJTABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING / ORAL100 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APAEROSOL, FOAM / VAGINAL4 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
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PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3CAPSULE / ORAL1072 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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HYPROMELLOSESHYPROMELLOSE3NXW29V3WOSUSPENSION / ORAL305 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
27 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C BLUE NO. 1FD&C BLUE NO. 1H3R47K3TBDFILM / SUBLINGUAL0.07 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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SUCROSESUCROSEC151H8M554INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / INTRAVENOUS900 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
48 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORNSTARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL113 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
22 equally ranked IID candidates
KAOLINKAOLIN24H4NWX5COCAPSULE, COATED PELLETS / ORAL234 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
13 equally ranked IID candidates
HYPROMELLOSESHYPROMELLOSE3NXW29V3WOTABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING / ORAL41 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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ANHYDROUS LACTOSEANHYDROUS LACTOSE3SY5LH9PMKTABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL2850 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3GEL / OPHTHALMIC0.44 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
81 equally ranked IID candidates
TALCTALC7SEV7J4R1UTABLET, CHEWABLE, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL18 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
35 equally ranked IID candidates
BUTYL ALCOHOLBUTYL ALCOHOL8PJ61P6TS3CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL0.01 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
10 equally ranked IID candidates
CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUMCROSCARMELLOSE SODIUMM28OL1HH48TABLET, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL1875 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
22 equally ranked IID candidates
CARNAUBA WAXCARNAUBA WAXR12CBM0EIZTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL2150 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
11 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3GEL, METERED / TOPICAL1225 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
81 equally ranked IID candidates
SODIUM LAURYL SULFATESODIUM LAURYL SULFATE368GB5141JOINTMENT / TOPICAL14 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
42 equally ranked IID candidates
SILICON DIOXIDESILICON DIOXIDEETJ7Z6XBU4SUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL70 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
49 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORNSTARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJTABLET / ORAL1116 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
22 equally ranked IID candidates
WHITE WAXWHITE WAX7G1J5DA97FLOTION / TOPICAL1 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
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SODIUM LAURYL SULFATESODIUM LAURYL SULFATE368GB5141JSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL0.08 mg/1mlExact identifier — unii candidate
42 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3SOLUTION, CONCENTRATE / INTRAVENOUS50.33 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
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PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3EMULSION / OPHTHALMIC1.5 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
81 equally ranked IID candidates
ACACIAACACIA5C5403N26OTABLET / BUCCAL9.1 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APTABLET, FILM COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL120 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
26 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30INSERT / VAGINAL69 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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TALCTALC7SEV7J4R1UTABLET / RECTAL32.4 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APEMULSION / TOPICALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
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SUCROSESUCROSEC151H8M554INJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED, FOR SOLUTION / SUBCUTANEOUS308 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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SHELLACSHELLAC46N107B71OCAPSULE / ORAL34.48 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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TALCTALC7SEV7J4R1UGRANULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL525 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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POVIDONESPOVIDONEFZ989GH94ETABLET, COATED / ORAL49.2 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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CELLULOSE, MICROCRYSTALLINEMICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSEOP1R32D61UTABLET / BUCCAL18 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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TARTARIC ACIDTARTARIC ACIDW4888I119HSYSTEM / TOPICAL349 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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POVIDONESPOVIDONEFZ989GH94ECAPSULE / ORAL300 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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SUCROSESUCROSEC151H8M554CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL619 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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TARTARIC ACIDTARTARIC ACIDW4888I119HTABLET / ORAL63 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30SUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL71 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APCAPSULE / ORAL90 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3AEROSOL / TOPICAL19.2 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
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openFDA label cross-check#

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Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
BrandGenericManufacturerSPL set IDEffective dateAvailable safety fieldsJoin
6222d680-61db-44d5-bb2d-17eae890e353a16f899b-53d2-4a7b-a7ac-55e38b49e75f2019-06-26WarningsExact identifier
spl id: 6222d680-61db-44d5-bb2d-17eae890e353
spl set id: a16f899b-53d2-4a7b-a7ac-55e38b49e75f

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