SUTAB

SUTAB is used to cleanse the colon before a colonoscopy. This medicine is a laxative. It works by causing you to have diarrhea to clean your colon. Cleaning your colon will help your doctor see the inside of your colon more clearly during colonoscopy.

How should it be used?

Take SUTAB exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to take it.

Day 1, Dose 1: On the Evening Prior to Colonoscopy:

1. Open 1 bottle of 12 tablets. Remove and discard the desiccant. Remove and discard the desiccant from the second bottle and close the bottle. Use the second bottle for the second dose on the morning of the colonoscopy.

2. Fill the provided container with 16 ounces of water (up to the fill line). Swallow each tablet with a sip of water and drink the entire amount over 15 to 20 minutes.

3. Approximately one hour after the last tablet is ingested, fill the provided container a second time with 16 ounces of water (up to the fill line) and drink the entire amount over 30 minutes.

4. Approximately 30 minutes after finishing the second container of water, fill the provided container with 16 ounces of water (up to the fill line) and drink the entire amount over 30 minutes.

Day 2, Dose 2: Morning of the Colonoscopy (5 to 8 hours prior to the colonoscopy and no sooner than 4 hours from starting Dose 1):

• Continue to consume only clear liquids until after the colonoscopy.
• Repeat Step 2 to Step 4 from Day 1, Dose 1.
• If patients experience preparation-related symptoms (e.g., nausea, bloating, cramping), pause or slow the rate of drinking the additional water until symptoms diminish.
• Complete all SUTAB tablets and water at least two hours prior to colonoscopy.

Special Precautions/Instructions

• All people taking SUTAB should follow these general instructions starting 1 day before your colonoscopy:

• you can eat a low-residue breakfast. Low-residue foods include eggs, white bread, cottage cheese, yogurt, grits, coffee, and tea.
• after breakfast only drink clear liquids all day and the next day until 2 hours before your colonoscopy. Stop drinking all fluids at least 2 hours before the colonoscopy.
• after taking the first dose of SUTAB (12 tablets) if you have any bloating or feeling like your stomach is upset, wait to take your second dose of 12 tablets until your stomach feels better.

While taking SUTAB, do not:

• take any other laxatives.
• take any medicines by mouth (oral) within 1 hour of starting SUTAB.
• eat solid foods, dairy such as milk, or drink alcohol.
• eat or drink anything colored red or purple.

Before taking SUTAB, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:

• have heart problems.
• have stomach or bowel problems including ulcerative colitis.
• have problems with swallowing or gastric reflux
• have a history of seizures
• are withdrawing from drinking alcohol or from taking benzodiazepines.
• have a low blood salt (sodium) level.
• have kidney problems.
• are pregnant. It is not known if SUTAB will harm your unborn baby. Talk to your healthcare provider if you are pregnant.
• are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if SUTAB passes into your breast milk. You and your healthcare provider should decide if you will take SUTAB while breastfeeding.

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.

SUTAB 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 SUTAB.

Especially tell your healthcare provider if you take:

• medicines for blood pressure or heart problems.
• medicines for kidney problems.
• medicines for seizures.
• water pills (diuretics).
• non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
• medicines for depression or other mental health problems.
• laxatives. Do not take other laxatives while taking SUTAB.

Side Effects

The most common side effects of SUTAB include:

• nausea
• vomiting
• stomach-area swelling (abdominal distention)
• upper stomach (abdominal) pain

SUTAB and other bowel preparations can cause serious side effects, including:

Serious loss of body fluid (dehydration) and changes in body salts (electrolytes) in your blood.

These changes can cause:

• abnormal heartbeats that can cause death.
• seizures. This can happen even if you have never had a seizure.
• kidney problems.

Your chance of having fluid loss and changes in body salts with SUTAB is higher if you:

• have heart problems.
• have kidney problems.
• take water pills (diuretics) or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

Contact your healthcare provider right away if after taking SUTAB you have severe vomiting, signs of too much fluid loss (dehydration), abnormal heartbeats or seizures.

Storage Conditions

Store SUTAB at room temperature between 68ºF to 77°F (20ºC to 25°C). Keep SUTAB and all medicines out of the reach of children.

Emergency/Overdose

Call the national poison control center 1-800-222-1222 or 911 in the event of overdose.

Additional Information

For complete information, please visit: https://sutab.com/