Dulcolax Dosage/Direction for Use

Unless otherwise prescribed by the physician, the following dosages are recommended: For constipation: Adults and children over 10 years: 1-2 coated tablets (5 - 10 mg) daily or 1 suppository (10 mg) daily.
It is recommended to start with the lowest dose. The dose may be adjusted up to the maximum recommended dose to produce regular stools. The maximum daily dose should not be exceeded.
Children 4 - 10 years: 1 coated tablet (5 mg) daily or 1 paediatric suppository (5 mg) daily.
Children aged 10 years or younger with chronic or persistent constipation should only be treated under the guidance of a physician.
Instructions for use: It is recommended to take the coated tables at night to have a bowel movement the following morning. They should be swallowed whole with an adequate amount of fluid.
The coated tablets should not be taken together with products reducing the acidity of the upper gastrointestinal tract, such as milk, antacids or proton pump inhibitors, in order not to prematurely dissolve the enteric coating.
Suppositories are usually effective in about 20 minutes (range 10 to 30 minutes).
They should be unwrapped and inserted into the rectum pointed end first.
For preparation of diagnostic procedures and preoperatively: For preparation of diagnostic procedures, in pre- and postoperative treatment and in medical conditions which require defecation to be facilitated DULCOLAX should be used under medical supervision.
Adults: In order to achieve complete evacuation of the intestine the DULCOLAX dosage recommended for adults is two to four coated tables the night before the examination, followed by one suppository in the morning of the examination.