Drug Information
Sodium chloride solution 15% (20 mL) (UNISON ENEMA) Click to listen highlighted text! Sodium chloride solution 15% (20 mL) (UNISON ENEMA)
Indications
Treatment of constipation Click to listen highlighted text! Indications Treatment of constipation
Contraindications and precautions
1.Do not use if you had an allergic reaction to medication or its components.
2. The enema should not be used regularly. Click to listen highlighted text! Contraindications and precautions 1.Do not use if you had an allergic reaction to medication or its components. 2. The enema should not be used regularly.
How to use an enema.
1.Wash your hands.
2.Remove the protective shield from the enema. Apply lubricating jelly to moisten the tip of the enema in order to prevent pain.
3.Lie on your side with one leg straight and the other bent in toward your chest.
4.Gently insert enema tip into the rectum with a slight side-to-side movement.
5.Squeeze the enema until the amount of the drug as physician directed is inside the rectum.
6. Remove the enema tip from the rectum carefully. Lie in the same position for about 15-30 minutes until you feel a strong urge to have a bowel movement. Click to listen highlighted text! How to use an enema. 1.Wash your hands. 2.Remove the protective shield from the enema. Apply lubricating jelly to moisten the tip of the enema in order to prevent pain. 3.Lie on your side with one leg straight and the other bent in toward your chest. 4.Gently insert enema tip into the rectum with a slight side-to-side movement. 5.Squeeze the enema until the amount of the drug as physician directed is inside the rectum. 6. Remove the enema tip from the rectum carefully. Lie in the same position for about 15-30 minutes until you feel a strong urge to have a bowel movement.
Adverse Reactions
- Rectal irritation
- Gastrointestinal upset Click to listen highlighted text! Adverse Reactions - Rectal irritation - Gastrointestinal upset
Drug storage
Store at room the temperature. The expiry date of the unopened enema is stated on the enema's label. Once opened, the enema should not be used for more than 24 hours. Click to listen highlighted text! Drug storage Store at room the temperature. The expiry date of the unopened enema is stated on the enemas label. Once opened, the enema should not be used for more than 24 hours.
The above information is drug information used for patient self-care only.
If you have any inquiries, please ask your physicians or pharmacists. Click to listen highlighted text! The above information is drug information used for patient self-care only. If you have any inquiries, please ask your physicians or pharmacists.
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