Drug Class: Laxatives
Highlights of Prescribing Information
These highlights do not include all the information needed to use SODIUM SULFATE, POTASSIUM SULFATE, MAGNESIUM SULFATE safely and effectively. See full prescribing information for SODIUM SULFATE, POTASSIUM SULFATE, MAGNESIUM SULFATE.
SODIUM SULFATE, POTASSIUM SULFATE, MAGNESIUM SULFATE (sodium sulfate, potassium sulfate, magnesium sulfate) SOLUTION for ORAL use.
Initial U.S. Approval: 2010
Recent Major Changes
Dosage and Administration 11/2012
Indications and Usage for Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution
Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution is an osmotic laxative indicated for cleansing of the colon in preparation for colonoscopy in adults (1)
Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution Dosage and Administration
Dilute the solution prior to use. See FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION for complete dosing and administration instructions (2)
Split Dose (2-Day) Regimen
- Evening before colonoscopy: dilute one bottle with water to a total volume of 16 ounces (up to the fill line) and drink the entire amount.
- Drink 32 ounces of water over the next hour.
- Next morning: repeat both steps using the second bottle.
- Complete preparation at least 2 hours before colonoscopy or as directed by physician.
Dosage Forms and Strengths
- Two 6 ounce bottles of oral solution, each containing sodium sulfate 17.5 grams, potassium sulfate 3.13 grams, and magnesium sulfate 1.6 grams. (3)
Contraindications
- Gastrointestinal obstruction (4, 5.6)
- Bowel perforation (4, 5.6)
- Gastric retention (4)
- Ileus (4)
- Toxic colitis or toxic megacolon (4)
- Known allergies to components of the kit (4, 11)
Warnings and Precautions
- Risk of fluid and electrolyte abnormalities, arrhythmias, seizures and renal impairment– assess concurrent medications and consider testing in some patients (5.1, 5.2, 5.3)
- Patients with renal insufficiency– use caution, ensure adequate hydration and consider testing (5.4)
- Suspected GI obstruction or perforation – rule out the diagnosis before administration (4, 5.6)
- Patients at risk for aspiration – observe during administration (5.7)
- Not for direct ingestion – dilute and take with additional water (5.8)
Adverse Reactions/Side Effects
Most common adverse reactions (≥3%) are: overall discomfort, abdominal fullness, nausea, abdominal cramping, and vomiting (6)
To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at 1-866-403-7592 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.
Drug Interactions
- Some drugs increase risks due to fluid and electrolyte changes (7.1)
- Oral medication taken within 1 hour of start of each dose might not be absorbed properly (7.2)
See 17 for PATIENT COUNSELING INFORMATION and Medication Guide.
Revised: 4/2023
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1. Indications and Usage for Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution
Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution is indicated for cleansing of the colon as a preparation for colonoscopy in adults.
2. Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution Dosage and Administration
Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution should be taken as a split-dose oral regimen.
The dose for colon cleansing requires administration of two bottles of Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution. Each bottle is administered as 16 ounces of diluted Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution with an additional 1 quart of water taken orally. The total volume of liquid required for colon cleansing (using two bottles) is 3 quarts (approximately 2.8 L) taken orally prior to the colonoscopy in the following way:
Split-Dose (Two-Day) Regimen
Day prior to colonoscopy:
- A light breakfast may be consumed, or have only clear liquids on the day before colonoscopy. Avoid red and purple liquids, milk, and alcoholic beverages.
- Early in the evening prior to colonoscopy: pour the contents of one bottle of Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution into the mixing container provided. Fill the container with water to the 16 ounce fill line, and drink the entire amount.
- Drink two additional containers filled to the 16 ounce line with water over the next hour.
Day of colonoscopy:
- Have only clear liquids until after the colonoscopy. Avoid red and purple liquids, milk, and alcoholic beverages.
- The morning of colonoscopy (10 to 12 hours after the evening dose): pour the contents of the second bottle of Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution into the mixing container provided. Fill the container with water to the 16 ounce fill line, and drink the entire amount.
- Drink two additional containers filled to the 16 ounce line with water over the next hour.
- Complete all Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution and required water at least two hours prior to colonoscopy or as directed by physician.
3. Dosage Forms and Strengths
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Two 6 ounce bottles of oral solution.
Each 6 ounce bottle contains: sodium sulfate 17.5 grams, potassium sulfate 3.13 grams, magnesium sulfate 1.6 grams.
4. Contraindications
- Gastrointestinal obstruction
- Bowel perforation
- Gastric retention
- Ileus
- Toxic colitis or toxic megacolon
- Known allergies to components of the kit [see Description (11)]
5. Warnings and Precautions
5.1 Serious Fluid and Serum Chemistry Abnormalities
Advise all patients to hydrate adequately before, during, and after the use of Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution. If a patient develops significant vomiting or signs of dehydration after taking Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution, consider performing post-colonoscopy lab tests (electrolytes, creatinine, and BUN). Fluid and electrolyte disturbances can lead to serious adverse events including cardiac arrhythmias, seizures and renal impairment.
Patients with electrolyte abnormalities should have them corrected before treatment with Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution. In addition, use caution when prescribing Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution for patients with conditions, or who are using medications, that increase the risk for fluid and electrolyte disturbances or may increase the risk of adverse events of seizure, arrhythmias, and renal impairment. [See Drug Interactions (7.1)]
Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution can cause temporary elevations in uric acid. [See Adverse Reactions (6.1)]. Uric acid fluctuations in patients with gout may precipitate an acute flare. The potential for uric acid elevation should be considered before administering Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution to patients with gout or other disorders of uric acid metabolism.
5.2 Cardiac Arrhythmias
There have been rare reports of serious arrhythmias associated with the use of ionic osmotic laxative products for bowel preparation. Use caution when prescribing Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution for patients at increased risk of arrhythmias (e.g., patients with a history of prolonged QT, uncontrolled arrhythmias, recent myocardial infarction, unstable angina, congestive heart failure, or cardiomyopathy). Pre-dose and post-colonoscopy ECGs should be considered in patients at increased risk of serious cardiac arrhythmias.
5.3 Seizures
There have been reports of generalized tonic-clonic seizures and/or loss of consciousness associated with use of bowel preparation products in patients with no prior history of seizures. The seizure cases were associated with electrolyte abnormalities (e.g., hyponatremia, hypokalemia, hypocalcemia, and hypomagnesemia) and low serum osmolality. The neurologic abnormalities resolved with correction of fluid and electrolyte abnormalities.
Use caution when prescribing Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution for patients with a history of seizures and in patients at increased risk of seizure, such as patients taking medications that lower the seizure threshold (e.g., tricyclic antidepressants), patients withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, or patients with known or suspected hyponatremia.
5.4 Renal Impairment
Use caution when prescribing Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution for patients with impaired renal function or patients taking concomitant medications that may affect renal function (such as diuretics, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs). Advise these patients of the importance of adequate hydration, and consider performing baseline and post-colonoscopy laboratory tests (electrolytes, creatinine, and BUN) in these patients.
5.6 Use in Patients with Significant Gastrointestinal Disease
If gastrointestinal obstruction or perforation is suspected, perform appropriate diagnostic studies to rule out these conditions before administering Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution.
Use with caution in patients with severe active ulcerative colitis.
5.7 Aspiration
Use with caution in patients with impaired gag reflex and patients prone to regurgitation or aspiration. Such patients should be observed during administration of Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution.
5.8 Not for Direct Ingestion
Each bottle must be diluted with water to a final volume of 16 ounces and ingestion of additional water as recommended is important to patient tolerance. Direct ingestion of the undiluted solution may increase the risk of nausea, vomiting, dehydration, and electrolyte disturbances.
6. Adverse Reactions/Side Effects
6.1 Clinical Studies Experience
Because clinical studies are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical studies of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in clinical studies of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice.
In a multicenter, controlled clinical trial comparing Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution with a bowel prep containing polyethylene glycol and electrolytes (PEG + E) that were administered in a split-dose (2-day) regimen, the most common adverse reactions after administration of Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution were overall discomfort, abdominal distention, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and headache; see Table 1, below. Less common Adverse Reactions occurring were AV Block (1 case) and CK increase. In this study, patients receiving Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium
Sulfate Oral Solution were limited to a light breakfast followed by clear liquids; patients receiving the PEG + E bowel prep were allowed to have a normal breakfast and a light lunch, followed by clear liquids.
7. Drug Interactions
7.1 Drugs That May Increase Risks Due to Fluid and Electrolyte Abnormalities
Use caution when prescribing Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution for patients with conditions, or who are using medications, that increase the risk for fluid and electrolyte disturbances or may increase the risk of adverse events of seizure, arrhythmias, and prolonged QT in the setting of fluid and electrolyte abnormalities. Consider additional patient evaluations as appropriate [see Warnings (5)] in patients taking these concomitant medications.
11. Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution Description
Each Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution contains two 6 ounce bottles of solution. Each 6 ounce bottle contains: sodium sulfate 17.5 grams, potassium sulfate 3.13 grams, magnesium sulfate 1.6 grams. Inactive ingredients include: sodium benzoate, sucralose, malic acid, citric acid, lemon flavor, purified water. The solution is a clear to slightly hazy liquid. The solution is clear and colorless when diluted to a final volume of 16 ounces with water.
Sodium Sulfate, USP
The chemical name is Na2SO4.
The average Molecular Weight is 142.04. The structural formula is:
Potassium Sulfate, FCC, Granular
The chemical name is K2SO4.
The average Molecular Weight is 174.26. The structural formula is:
Magnesium Sulfate, USP
The chemical name is MgSO4.
The average Molecular Weight: 120.37. The structural formula is:
Each Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution package also contains a polypropylene mixing container.
Medication Guide
Sodium Sulfate (soe' dee um sul' fate), Potassium Sulfate (poe tas' ee um sul' fate) and Magnesium Sulfate ( mag nee' zee um sul' fate) Oral Solution
Read this Medication Guide before you start taking Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate oral solution. This information does not take the place of talking with your healthcare provider about your medical condition or your treatment.
What is the most important information I should know about Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution?
Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution and other osmotic bowel preparations can cause serious side effects, including:
Serious loss of body fluid (dehydration) and changes in blood salts (electrolytes) in your blood.
These changes can cause:
• abnormal heartbeats that can cause death
• seizures. This can happen even if you have never had a seizure.
• kidney problems
Your chance of having fluid loss and changes in body salts with Sodium Sulfate,
Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution is higher if you:
- have heart problems
- have kidney problems
- take water pills or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS)
Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any of these symptoms of a loss of too much body fluid (dehydration) while taking Sodium Sulfate,
Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution:
- vomiting that prevents you from keeping down the additional prescribed amount of water listed in the Instructions for Use in the Patient Instructions for Use Booklet
- dizziness
- urinating less often than normal
- headache
See Section “What are the possible side effects of Sodium Sulfate, Potassium
Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution?” for more information about side effects.
What is Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral
Solution?
Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution is a prescription medicine used by adults to clean the colon before a colonoscopy. Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution cleans your colon by causing you to have diarrhea. Cleaning your colon helps your healthcare provider see the inside of your colon more clearly during your colonoscopy.
It is not known if Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral
Solution is safe and effective in children
Who should not take Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution?
- Do not take Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution if your healthcare provider has told you that you have:
- a blockage in your bowel (obstruction)
- an opening in the wall of your stomach or intestine (bowel perforation)
- problems with food and fluid emptying from your stomach (gastric retention)
- a very dilated intestine (bowel)
- an allergy to any of the ingredients in Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution. See the end of this leaflet for a complete list of ingredients in Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution.
What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution?
Before you take Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral
Solution, tell your healthcare provider if you:
- have heart problems
- have stomach or bowel problems
- have ulcerative colitis
- have problems with swallowing or gastric reflux
- have gout
- have a history of seizures
- are withdrawing from drinking alcohol
- have a low blood salt (sodium) level
- have kidney problems
- any other medical conditions
- are pregnant. It is not known if Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution will harm your unborn baby. Talk to your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
- are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution passes into your breast milk. You and your healthcare provider should decide if you will take Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution while breastfeeding.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution may affect how other medicines work. Medicines taken by mouth may not be absorbed properly when taken within 1 hour before the start of each dose of Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution.
Especially tell your healthcare provider if you take:
- medicines for blood pressure or heart problems
- medicines for kidney problems
- medicines for seizures
- water pills (diuretics)
- non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines (NSAID) pain medicines
- laxatives
Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for a list of these medicines if you are not sure if you are taking any of the medicines listed above.
Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them to show your healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine.
How should I take Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution?
See the Instructions for Use in the Patient Instructions for Use Booklet for dosing instructions. You must read, understand, and follow these instructions to take Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution the right way.
Take Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to take it.
- Do not drink Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate
- Oral Solution that has not been mixed with water (diluted), it may increase your risk of nausea, vomiting and fluid loss (dehydration).
- Each bottle of Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution must be mixed with water (diluted) before drinking.
- It is important for you to drink the additional prescribed amount of water listed in the Instructions for Use to prevent fluid loss (dehydration).
- Do not take other laxatives while taking sodium sulfate, potassium sulfate and magnesium sulfate oral solution.
- Do not eat solid foods while taking Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution. Only clear liquids are allowed while taking Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution.
What are the possible side effects of Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution?
Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution can cause
serious side effects, including:
- See Section “What is the most important information I should know about Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution?”
- changes in certain blood tests. Your healthcare provider may do blood tests
- after you take Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral
- Solution to check your blood for changes. Tell your healthcare provider if you
- have any symptoms of too much fluid loss, including:
- vomiting
- nausea
- bloating
- dizziness
- stomach (abdominal) cramping
- headache
- urinate less than usual
- trouble drinking clear liquid
- heart problems. Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution may cause irregular heartbeats.
- seizures
- ulcers of the bowel or bowel problems
- worsening gout
The most common side effects of Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium
Sulfate Oral Solution include:
- discomfort
- bloating
- stomach (abdominal) cramping
- nausea
- vomiting
Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.
These are not all the possible side effects of Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution. For more information, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to
FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
How should I store Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution?
- Store Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution at room temperature, between 59ºF to 86°F (15ºC to 30°C).
Keep Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution and all medicines out of the reach of children.
General information about the safe and effective use of Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution.
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Medication Guide. Do not use Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution to other people, even if they are going to have the same procedure you are. It may harm them.
This Medication Guide summarizes important information about Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution. If you would like more information, talk with your healthcare provider. You can ask your pharmacist or healthcare provider for information that is written for healthcare professionals.
For more information, call 1-866-403-7592
What are the ingredients in Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral Solution?
Active ingredients: sodium sulfate, potassium sulfate and magnesium sulfate
Inactive ingredients: sodium benzoate, sucralose, malic acid, citric acid, lemon flavor, purified water
Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Baltimore, MD 21202
This Medication Guide has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
SAP Code: 272705
Revised 12/2022
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