LACTULOSE
Patient Counselling
Patient
Counselling
· Take with or without food. Take with food if it causes an upset stomach.
· •Take with a full glass of water.
· •Mix with juice, milk, water, or sweet foods to make it taste better.
· •Those who have feeding tubes may also use the liquid. Mix the liquid with water first. Flush the feeding tube before and after this drug is given.
· •If you are using this drug for hard stools (constipation), drink lots of noncaffeine liquids unless told to drink less liquid by your doctor.
· Take a missed dose as soon as you think about it.
· •If it is close to the time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your normal time.
· •Many times this drug is taken on an as needed basis.
· Store at room temperature. Do not freeze.
· Take with or without food. Take with food if it causes an upset stomach.
· •Take with a full glass of water.
· •Mix with juice, milk, water, or sweet foods to make it taste better.
· •Those who have feeding tubes may also use the liquid. Mix the liquid with water first. Flush the feeding tube before and after this drug is given.
· •If you are using this drug for hard stools (constipation), drink lots of noncaffeine liquids unless told to drink less liquid by your doctor.
· Take a missed dose as soon as you think about it.
· •If it is close to the time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your normal time.
· •Many times this drug is taken on an as needed basis.
· Store at room temperature. Do not freeze.