Dulcolax Suppository Dosage
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Generic name: bisacodyl 10mg
Dosage form: suppository
| adults and children 12 years of age and over | 1 suppository in a single daily dose. Peel open plastic. Insert suppository well into rectum, pointed end first. Retain about 15 to 20 minutes. |
| children 6 to under 12 years of age | 1/2 suppository in a single daily dose |
| children under 2 years of age | ask a doctor |
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