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Natural Product Number (NPN):

80127320

Market status:

Not Marketed

Licence Status:

Active

Brand name(s):

Senna Softgels 17.2 mg ;
Morning Ease Softegels 17.2 mg ;
Sennosides Softgels 17.2 mg

Licence holder:

CellChem Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Dosage Form:

Capsule, soft

Recommended route of administration:

Oral

Recommended use or purpose:

(Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine as a) stimulant laxative. (Used in Herbal Medicine as a) stimulant laxative to promote bowel movement and short-term relief of occasional constipation. (Used in Herbal Medicine for the) short-term relief of occasional constipation. (Used in Herbal Medicine to) promote(s) bowel movement (by direct action on the large intestine).

Risk Information:

Cautions and Warnings 

Consult a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician if symptoms persist or worsen. Consult a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician prior to use if you are taking cardiac medications such as cardiac glycosides or antiarrhythmic medications, thiazide diuretics, corticosteroids, licorice root or other medications or health products which may aggravate electrolyte imbalance. Consult a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician prior to use if you have a kidney disorder, faecal impaction or symptoms such as abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting or fever. Reduce dose or stop use if you experience abdominal pain, cramps, spasms and/or diarrhoea.

Contra-Indications 

Do not use this product if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. Do not use this product if you have abnormal constrictions of the gastrointestinal tract, potential or existing intestinal blockage, atonic bowel, appendicitis, inflammatory colon disease such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, abdominal pain of unknown origin, undiagnosed rectal bleeding, severe dehydration with depleted water or electrolytes or diarrhoea.

Known Adverse Reactions 

Stop use if hypersensitivity/allergy occurs.

List of medicinal ingredients:

Medicinal ingredients	Quantity (Qty)	Extract	Potency
Senna alexandrina	86.0 mg		20.0   % Sennoside B

List of non-medicinal ingredients:

• Beeswax yellow
• FD&C Blue No. 1 Aluminum Lake
• FD&C Blue No. 2 Aluminum Lake
• FD&C Yellow No. 6 Aluminum Lake
• Fumaric acid
• Gelatin
• Glycerol
• Lecithin
• Methyl benzoate
• Ponceau 4R
• Purified water
• Sorbitol
• Soybean Oil
• Titanium dioxide

Date of licensing:

2023-10-12

Revised date of licence: