Patient Information Leaflet: Micralax® Micro-enema, long time.

1 How to use Micralax Lie down on your side with your kneesdrawn up towards your tummy. If youprefer you can sit on the toilet Pull or twist the cap off the tube You can lubricate the nozzle to make iteasier to put in. Squeeze a drop ofmedicine out onto the nozzle Put the full length of the nozzle intoyour back passage Gently squeeze the tube until it isempty Keep squeezing the tube as you pull thenozzle out. This is to stop the medicinebeing drawn back into the tube Wait for the laxative to work. Thistakes5-15 you use more Micralax than youshouldIf you accidentally use too much Micralax,contact the nearest hospital casualtydepartment or your doctor as soon you have any further questions aboutthe use of this medicine, ask your doctoror leaflet was last updated August Pharmaceuticals AB,Box 603,101 32 Stockholm, this leaflet is difficult tosee or read or you wouldlike it in a differentformat, please contact:4.

2 Possible side effectsLike all medicines Micralax can cause sideeffects, although not everybody gets people find that using this medicinecauses no side effects, provided it is you use Micralax too much it maycause diarrhoea or loss of How to store MicralaxKeep out of the sight and reach of not use Micralax after the expiry dateon the pack. The expiry date refers to thelast day of that below 25 should not be disposed of viawastewateror household any medicine you no longer needto your of side effectsIf you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.

3 This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via Yellow Card Scheme Website: search for MHRA Yellow Card in theGoogle Play or Apple App Store. Byreporting side effects you can help provide more Information on the safety of this Further informationWhat Micralax containsThe active substances are 450 mg sodiumcitrate and 45 mg other ingredients are sorbitolsolution, glycerol, sorbic acid andpurified Micralax looks likeMicralax is a colourless liquid that comesin disposable plastic 5ml tube with 5 - 6 Micralax comes in cartons containing Authorisation HolderRPH Pharmaceuticals AB, Box 603,101 32 Stockholm, Karlskoga AB, Bj rkbornsv gen 5, SE-691 33 Karlskoga.

4 Swedencm long flexible all of this leaflet carefullybecause it contains importantinformation for you. This medicine is available withoutprescription. However, you stillneed to use Micralax carefully toget the best results from it. Keep this leaflet. You may need toread it again. Ask your pharmacist if you needmore Information or advice. You must contact a doctor if yoursymptoms worsen or do notimprove after a few days. In this leaflet MicralaxMicro-enema, rectal emulsion willbecalled this Leaflet: 1. What Micralax is for2.

5 Before you use Micralax3. How to use Micralax4. Possible side effects5. How to store Micralax6. Further information1. What Micralax is forMicralax belongs to a group ofmedicines called contains two active ingredients,sodium citrate and sodiumalkylsulphoacetate. These worktogether in the works by causing water tobe drawn into the lower bowels. Thismakes more water in the stools. Thismeans your stools are softer. It is thenmuch easier to empty your is used to: Treat constipation especially inbedridden patients, the elderly,children, women giving birth orthosedeliberately not passing stools Empty your bowels before an X-rayor other is an enema.

6 An enema isan injection of liquid into your backpassage (anus) which makes yourbowels easy to Before you take MicralaxDo not use Micralax if: You are allergic to sodium citrateor sodium alkylsulphoacetate You are allergic to any of the otheringredients in Micralax (see section 6) You have an inflammatory any of the above applies to you talkto your doctor or and breast-feedingIf you are pregnant, trying to becomepregnant or breast-feeding ask yourdoctor or pharmacist for advicebefore using How to use MicralaxAlways use Micralax exactly as yourdoctor orCheck with your doctor or pharmacistif you are not sure.

7 The dose is one tube The tube must always be fullyemptied into the rectum in one gopharmacist has told and Children aged 3 years andover: Micralax usually works within 5 to15 minutes, so make sure you arenear a toilet before using it. Always use a fresh tube ofMicralax every : if after a few daystreatment you are still constipated,you must see your should not use laxatives for along Information Leaflet: Micralax Micro-enema, rectal emulsionSodium citrate and sodium alkylsulphoacetate48 350 00 28 Read all of this leaflet carefullybecause it contains importantinformation for you.

8 This medicine is available withoutprescription. However, you stillneed to use Micralax carefully toget the best results from it. Keep this leaflet. You may need toread it again. Ask your pharmacist if you needmore Information or advice. You must contact a doctor if yoursymptoms worsen or do notimprove after a few days. In this leaflet MicralaxMicro-enema, rectal emulsion willbecalled this Leaflet: 1. What Micralax is for2. Before you use Micralax3. How to use Micralax4. Possible side effects5. How to store Micralax6. Further information1.

9 What Micralax is forMicralax belongs to a group ofmedicines called contains two active ingredients,sodium citrate and sodiumalkylsulphoacetate. These worktogether in the works by causing water tobe drawn into the lower bowels. Thismakes more water in the stools. Thismeans your stools are softer. It is thenmuch easier to empty your is used to: Treat constipation especially inbedridden patients, the elderly,children, women giving birth orthosedeliberately not passing stools Empty your bowels before an X-rayor other is an enema.

10 An enema isan injection of liquid into your backpassage (anus) which makes yourbowels easy to Before you take MicralaxDo not use Micralax if: You are allergic to sodium citrateor sodium alkylsulphoacetate You are allergic to any of the otheringredients in Micralax (see section 6) You have an inflammatory any of the above applies to you talkto your doctor or and breast-feedingIf you are pregnant, trying to becomepregnant or breast-feeding ask yourdoctor or pharmacist for advicebefore using How to use MicralaxAlways use Micralax exactly as yourdoctor or pharmacist has told.