It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Laxitab 2. Please consult your doctor.
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Information regarding the use of Laxitab 2 during pregnancy is not available. Please consult your doctor.
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Laxitab 2 is probably unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby.
UNSAFE
Laxitab 2 may cause side effects which could affect your ability to drive.
Laxitab 2 may cause dizziness and tiredness, especially on the first day of treatment, and this may have an effect on driving and use of machines.
CAUTION
Laxitab 2 should be used with caution in patients with severe kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Laxitab 2 may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
CAUTION
Laxitab 2 should be used with caution in patients with severe liver disease. Dose adjustment of Laxitab 2 may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Limited information is available on the use of Laxitab 2 in these patients. No dose adjustment is recommended in patients with mild to moderate liver disease.
Medicine Overview of Laxitab 2mg Tablet
Introduction
Laxitab 2 is a prescription medicine used in the treatment of constipation. It increases the release of certain chemical that improves the movement of food inside the intestine and helps to increase gastric emptying of both liquid and solid.
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Uses of Laxitab 2
Constipation
Side effects of Laxitab 2
Common
Headache
Nausea
Diarrhea
Abdominal pain
How to use Laxitab 2
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Laxitab 2 may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
How Laxitab 2 works
Laxitab 2 indirectly stimulates the release of acetylcholine, a chemical messenger that can increase the motility of the intestine.
What if you forget to take Laxitab 2?
If you miss a dose of Laxitab 2, skip it and continue with your normal schedule. Do not double the dose.
Quick Tips
Laxitab 2 helps treat chronic constipation and improve bowel movements, when laxatives have failed to provide adequate relief.
It can be taken with or without food, at any time of the day.
It may cause diarrhea. Drink plenty of water and inform your doctor if it bothers you.
Inform your doctor if your constipation has not improved even after four weeks of taking this medication.
Brief Description
Indication
Chronic idiopathic constipation.
Administration
May be taken with or without food.
Adult Dose
Oral
Chronic idiopathic constipation
Adult: 2 mg once daily.
Elderly: Initially, 1 mg once daily, may increase to 2 mg once daily if necessary.
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Renal Dose
Severe (GFR <30 mL/min/1.73 m2): 1 mg once daily.
Patient on dialysis: Contraindicated.
Contraindication
Intestinal obstruction or perforation, obstructive ileus, active severe inflammatory bowel conditions (e.g. Crohn’s disease, toxic megacolon/megarectu ... Show more
Mode of Action
Prucalopride is a selective 5-HT4 receptor agonist w/ prokinetic effect. It stimulates peristaltic reflex, intestinal secretions, and GI motility.
Precaution
Patient w/ history of arrhythmias or ischaemic CV disease, severe and unstable concomitant disease (e.g. cancer, AIDS, neurological or psychiatric, pu ... Show more
Side Effect
Nervous: Headache, dizziness, fatigue, malaise, tremors.
CV: Palpitations.
GI: Nausea, abdominal pain and distention, diarrhoea, vomiting, flatulenc ... Show more
Interaction
May decrease serum concentration of contraceptives (i.e. oestrogens, progestins). May enhance adverse effect of levosulpiride. Increased serum concent ... Show more
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