Bulboid kind

Bulboid kind Medicine

Overdose

Glycerol acts as a mild laxative. Large oral doses taken inadvertently may cause headache, thirst, nausea, hyperglycaemia and dehydration. Medication should be stopped and if ingestion is recent gastric lavage should be administered, followed by supportive therapy.

Contraindications

  • Laxative [Laxatives]

Incompatibilities

None known.

Undesirable effects

  • Laxative [Laxatives]

Preclinical safety data

None

Therapeutic indications

  • Laxative [Laxatives]

Pharmacotherapeutic group

  • Laxative [Laxatives]

Pharmacodynamic properties

  • Laxative [Laxatives]

Pharmacokinetic properties

  • Laxative [Laxatives]

Qualitative and quantitative composition

  • Laxative [Laxatives]

Special warnings and precautions for use

Glycerol should be administered with caution to patients with hypervolaemia, cardiac failure, renal disease or dehydration.

Labels to state: Use with caution if you suffer from heart or kidney disease.

Effects on ability to drive and use machines

None.

Dosage (Posology) and method of administration

  • Laxative [Laxatives]

Special precautions for disposal and other handling

None.