Product introduction
Pico 5mg/5ml Oral Suspension is a medicine used to treat constipation. It is a laxative and helps you empty your bowels. It works by increasing movement in the intestine and provides relief from constipation.
Pico 5mg/5ml Oral Suspension should be taken in a dose as advised by your doctor. Take it at a fixed time at night. You should not use this medicine for more than a few days unless your doctor tells you to. Some lifestyle changes can help with constipation, for example eating more fiber in foods such as fruit, vegetables, and cereals, drinking plenty of fluids, and taking regular exercise.
The most common side effects of taking this medicine are nausea, vomiting, hypermagnesemia, dizziness, and headache. These are usually mild and go away after a couple of days. If they persist, your doctor may suggest ways of preventing or reducing them.
Before using this medicine you should tell your doctor if you have a blockage in your bowel, upset stomach or your bowel movements have been different for more than two weeks.
Uses of Pico Oral Suspension
Side effects of Pico Oral Suspension
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them
Common side effects of Pico
- Dizziness
- Abdominal cramp
- Abdominal pain
- Abdominal discomfort
- Diarrhea
- Headache
- Increased magnesium level in blood
How to use Pico Oral Suspension
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Check the label for directions before use. Measure it with a measuring cup and take it by mouth. Shake well before use. Pico 5mg/5ml Oral Suspension may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
How Pico Oral Suspension works
Pico 5mg/5ml Oral Suspension is a laxative. It works by increasing the movement of the intestines, thereby facilitating the passage of stool.
Safety advice
It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Pico 5mg/5ml Oral Suspension.
PregnancyCONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Information regarding the use of Pico 5mg/5ml Oral Suspension during pregnancy is not available. Please consult your doctor.
Breast feedingCONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Pico 5mg/5ml Oral Suspension is probably unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby.
DrivingCONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
It is not known whether Pico 5mg/5ml Oral Suspension alters the ability to drive. Do not drive if you experience any symptoms that affect your ability to concentrate and react.
KidneyCONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
There is limited information available on the use of Pico 5mg/5ml Oral Suspension in patients with kidney disease. Please consult your doctor.
There is limited information available on the use of Pico 5mg/5ml Oral Suspension in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.
What if you forget to take Pico Oral Suspension?
If you miss a dose of Pico 5mg/5ml Oral Suspension, skip it and continue with your normal schedule. Do not double the dose.
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Fact Box
Chemical Class
Diphenylmethane Derivative
Therapeutic Class
GASTRO INTESTINAL
Action Class
Stimulant Laxatives / Purgatives
Interaction with drugs
Taking Pico with any of the following medicines can modify the effect of either of them and cause some undesirable side effects
Concurrent use may increase the risk of disturbance in heart rhythm.
Your doctor may monitor your potassium levels closely.
Concurrent use may increase the risk of disturbance in heart rhythm.
Your doctor may monitor your potassium levels closely.
Concurrent use may increase the risk of disturbance in heart rhythm.
Your doctor may monitor your potassium levels closely.
Concurrent use may increase the risk of disturbance in heart rhythm.
Your doctor may monitor your potassium levels closely.
Concurrent use may increase the risk of disturbance in heart rhythm.
Your doctor may monitor your potassium levels closely.
Patient concerns
Suffering from anal itching # Pruritus ani
Dr. Ankur Kumar Tanwar
Ayurveda
Is suffer from constipation
1.5 month paignant.visit with BT Nw filling pain on belly.why this pain is she feeling. My wife filling pain on lower abdomen
Dr. Sonu Balhara Ahlawat
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Does she have constipation
Dear sir mouth alser how to avoid place tell me sr
Dr. Ankur Kumar Tanwar
Ayurveda
any constipation u have
I have mouth ulcers all over my mouth and it is very paining after 4 days there are no sign of relif and they are all over my mouth. My family doctor give mw medicine for vitamin a table named 'jumbovit' but its not geting well
Dr. Rohan Bhatt
Dental Surgery
Try to avoid constipation
I have the problem of Abdominal Bloating from last 2 years, please suggest.
Dr. Ankur Kumar Tanwar
Ayurveda
R u suffer from constipation
I have a piles pain after dilivery . 6 month before I delivered a baby girl. Aftet this I had a pain n swallen .You will suggest any ointment or tablet
Dr. Dharna Gupta
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Avoid constipation. Use piloroute ointment.
Hello, I am sexually inactive person and having some sort of uneasy feeling in anal may be its prostate gland.I even masturbate very little. Having problem while toilet
Dr. Ankur Kumar Tanwar
Ayurveda
Ok will u have constipation
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Sodium Picosulfate. Guildford, Surrey: SANOFI; 2005 [revised 16 Sep. 2017]. [Accessed 27 Mar 2019] (online) Available from:
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