SUCLEAR- sodium sulfate, potassium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, polyethylene glycol 3350, sodium chloride, sodium bicarbonate and potassium chloride
Braintree Laboratories, Inc.
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Medication Guide
SuclearTM (Soo-kleer)
(sodium sulfate, potassium sulfate and magnesium sulfate oral solution; and PEG-3350, sodium chloride, sodium bicarbonate and potassium chloride for oral solution)
Read this Medication Guide before you start taking Suclear. 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 Suclear?
Suclear 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:
Your risk of having fluid loss and changes in blood salts with Suclear is higher if you:
Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any of these symptoms of a loss of too much body fluid (dehydration) while taking Suclear:
See “What are the possible side effects of Suclear?” for more information about side effects.
What is Suclear?
Suclear is a prescription medicine used by adults to clean the colon before a colonoscopy. Suclear 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 Suclear is safe and effective in children.
Who should not take Suclear?
Do not take Suclear if your healthcare provider has told you that you have:
What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking Suclear?
Before you take Suclear, tell your healthcare provider if you:
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
Suclear 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 Suclear.
Especially tell your healthcare provider if you take:
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 Suclear?
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 Suclear the right way.
Do not eat or drink anything 2 hours before your colonoscopy.
Do not eat or drink anything colored red or purple.
What are the possible side effects of Suclear?
Suclear can cause serious side effects, including:
The most common side effects of Suclear include:
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 Suclear. 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 Suclear?
Keep Suclear and all medicines out of the reach of children.
General information about the safe and effective use of Suclear.
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Medication Guide. Do not use Suclear for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give Suclear to other people, even if they are going to have the same procedure you are. It may harm them.
This Medication Guide summarizes the most important information about Suclear. If you would like more information, talk with your healthcare provider. You can ask your pharmacist or healthcare provider for information about Suclear that is written for health professionals.
For more information, go to www.braintreelabs.com or call 1-800-874-6756.
What are the ingredients in Suclear?
Active ingredients:
Oral solution: sodium sulfate, potassium sulfate, and magnesium sulfate.
Powder for solution: polyethylene glycol 3350, sodium chloride, sodium bicarbonate, potassium chloride.
Inactive ingredients:
Oral solution: sodium benzoate, sucralose, malic acid, citric acid, flavoring ingredients, purified water.
Powder for solution: Cherry, Lemon-Lime, Orange and Pineapple flavor packs.
This Medication Guide has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Braintree Laboratories, Inc.
Braintree, MA 02185, USA
Issued: 01/2013