Livomed

Livomed Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Food Interaction and all others data.

A polyhydric alcohol with about half the sweetness of sucrose. Sorbitol occurs naturally and is also produced synthetically from glucose. It was formerly used as a diuretic and may still be used as a laxative and in irrigating solutions for some surgical procedures.

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• Livomed
• Uses
• Dosage
• Side Effect
• Precautions
• Interactions
• Uses during Pregnancy
• Uses during Breastfeeding
• Accute Overdose
• Food Interaction
• Half Life
• Volume of Distribution
• Clearance
• Interaction With other Medicine
• Contradiction
• Storage

Trade Name	Livomed
Generic	Tricholine Citrate + Sorbitol
Weight	550mg
Type	Drops
Therapeutic Class
Manufacturer	Medley Pharmaceutical Pvt Ltd
Available Country	India
Last Updated:	September 19, 2023 at 7:00 am

Uses

Sorbitol is a product that can be used as a laxative to relieve constipation, and also as a urologic irrigating fluid. May also be used as a pharmaceutical sweetener.

Used as a non-stimulant laxative via an oral suspension or enema.

Livomed is also used to associated treatment for these conditions: Constipation, Constipation caused by Pregnancy, Occasional Constipation, Bladder irrigation therapy, Bowel preparation therapy, Preparation for rectoscopic or sigmoidoscopic examination

How Livomed works

Sorbitol exerts its laxative effect by drawing water into the large intestine, thereby stimulating bowel movements.

Toxicity

Acute oral toxicity (LD50): 15900 mg/kg [Rat].

Elimination Route

Sorbitol will either be excreted in the urine by the kidneys, or metabolized to carbon dioxide and dextrose.

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