Olive R

Olive R 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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• Olive R
• 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	Olive R
Generic	Sorbitol + Tricholine
Type	Syrup
Therapeutic Class
Manufacturer	Abyss Pharma
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.

Olive R 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 Olive R 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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