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• Oral solution or tablets taken before a colon exam may increase your risk of severe kidney disease. Talk with healthcare provider.
• Please read the medication guide.
• If you have an allergy to sodium phosphates or any other part of this medicine.
• Tell healthcare provider if you are allergic to any medicine. Make sure to tell about the allergy and how it affected you. This includes telling about rash; hives; itching; shortness of breath; wheezing; cough; swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat; or any other symptoms involved.
Oral and injection:
• If you have any of the following conditions: Fluid in the belly, weakened heart, or underactive thyroid gland.
Oral:
• If you are on a low-salt or salt-free diet.
• If you have any of the following conditions: Active colitis, chest pain or pressure, enlarged colon, intestinal blockage, poor emptying of the stomach, severe constipation, or slow movement through the intestinal tract.
Injection (I.V.):
• If you have high phosphate levels, low calcium levels or high sodium levels in your body.
• As a laxative, sodium phosphate pulls water into the small intestine.
• It is a source of phosphate for the body.
Bowel exams:
• Follow directions given by healthcare provider.
• You should drink clear liquids for 12 hours before starting this medicine.
• Take this medicine with a full glass of water.
• Drink plenty of noncaffeine-containing liquid unless told to drink less liquid by healthcare provider.
Constipation:
• Take this medicine on an empty stomach.
• A liquid (solution) is available if you cannot swallow pills.
• Those who have feeding tubes can also use the liquid. Flush the feeding tube before and after medicine is given.
• Mix dose with 1 cup of cool water.
• Take this medicine with a full glass of water.
• Do not take another dose for at least 24 hours.
• Use enema rectally.
Injection (I.V.):
• This medicine is given as a shot into a vein over a period of time.
• Many times this medicine is taken on an as needed basis.
• Do not take a double dose or extra doses.
• If in preparation for an examination, take a missed dose as soon as possible.
• Change in condition being treated. Is it better, worse, or about the same?
• Bowel movements.
• Store at room temperature.
• Protect tablets from moisture. Do not store in a bathroom or kitchen.
• The injection will be given to you in a healthcare setting. You will not store it at home.
• If you have a life-threatening allergy, wear allergy identification at all times.
• Do not share your medicine with others and do not take anyone else's medicine.
• Keep all medicine out of the reach of children and pets.
• Most medicines can be thrown away in household trash after mixing with coffee grounds or kitty litter and sealing in a plastic bag.
• Keep a list of all your medicines (prescription, natural products, supplements, vitamins, over-the-counter) with you. Give this list to healthcare provider (doctor, nurse, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, physician assistant).
• Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or in Canada to Health Canada's Canada Vigilance Program at 1-866-234-2345.
• Talk with healthcare provider before starting any new medicine, including over-the-counter, natural products, or vitamins.
Created: 2006-10-13 15:43:26.0
Modified: 2010-05-06 14:29:18.0
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• This medicine is used as a laxative to clean out the colon before examination.
• This medicine is used to prevent or treat low phosphate levels.
• This medicine is used to treat constipation.
• This medicine may be habit-forming with long-term use.
• If you have bowel disease such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, talk with healthcare provider.
• If you have heart disease, talk with healthcare provider.
• If you have kidney disease, talk with healthcare provider.
• If you have seizures, talk with healthcare provider.
• Check medicines with healthcare provider. This medicine may not mix well with other medicines.
• Do not take other medicines immediately after this tablet.
• Medicines taken after using the tablets may not be absorbed into your system.
• Do not take magnesium- or aluminum-containing antacids or sucralfate with the oral medicine.
• Use caution if you have had a recent heart attack (within 3 months) or heart surgery.
• Tell healthcare provider if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant.
• Tell healthcare provider if you are breast-feeding.
• Parts of the tablet in the stool.
• Feeling dizzy. Rise slowly over several minutes from sitting or lying position. Be careful climbing.
• Headache.
• Belly pain.
• Nausea or vomiting. Small frequent meals, frequent mouth care, sucking hard, sugar-free candy, or chewing sugar-free gum may help.
• Diarrhea.
• Low blood pressure.
• Kidney damage can rarely occur.
• If you suspect an overdose, call your local poison control center or emergency department immediately.
• Signs of a life-threatening reaction. These include wheezing; chest tightness; fever; itching; bad cough; blue skin color; fits; or swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Chest pain or pressure or fast heartbeat.
• Severe dizziness or passing out.
• Difficulty breathing.
• Feeling extremely tired or weak.
• If liquid medicine does not come out after rectal use.
• Severe diarrhea.
• Unusual bruising or bleeding.
• Severe nausea or vomiting.
• Severe swelling or pain of hands or feet.
• Unable to pass urine.
• Any rash.
• No improvement in condition or feeling worse.
