Psyllium
- Atc Codes:A06AC01
- CAS Codes:9034-32-6
- PHARMGKB ID:9034-32-6
Table of contents
- Brand Names
- Chemistry
- Pharmacologic Category
- Mechanism of Action
- Therapeutic Use
- Unlabeled Use
- Contraindications
- Warnings and Precautions
- Adverse Reactions
- Drug Interactions
- Dosage
- Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
- Special Considerations
Brand Names
Europe
Belgium: Colofiber, Spagulax; Finland: Vi-Siblin; France: Psylia, Psyllium; Germany: Agiocur, Flohsamen, Flosa, Flosine, Metamucil, Mucofalk, Pascomucil, Plantaben, Psyllium; Greece: Fybogel, Lipolest, Mucivital, Psilion Metamucil; Ireland: Fybogel, Regulan; Italy: Fibrolax, Planten; Luxembourg: Psylia; Netherlands: Metamucil; Slovakia: Mucofalk; Spain: Biolid Powder, Laxabene, Metamucil, Plantaben, Plantago; Sweden: Lunelax; UK: Fybogel, Regulan.
Latin America
Argentina: Konsyl, Lostamucil, Metamucil, Motional, Salutaris; Mexico: Fibromucil, Finalax, Metamucil, Mugasin, Naxar, Psyllium.
Drug combinations
Chemistry
Psyllium Hemicellulose: Hemicellulose. CAS-9034-32-6 (2004).
Pharmacologic Category
Antidiarrhea Agents. Cathartics and Laxatives; Bulk-Forming Laxatives. (ATC-Code: A06AC01).
Mechanism of action
Absorbs water in intestine to form viscous liquid which promotes peristalsis and reduces transit time.
Therapeutic use
Dietary fiber supplement. Treatment of occasional constipation. Reduce risk of coronary heart disease.
Pregnancy and lactiation implications
Unlabeled use
Treatment of diarrhea, chronic constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, colon cancer, or diabetes.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity to psyllium or any component of the formulation. Fecal impaction. Genitourinary obstruction.
Warnings and precautions
Use with caution in esophageal structures, ulcers, stenosis, or intestinal adhesions or difficulty swallowing. Use with caution in the elderly (may have insufficient fluid intake which may predispose them to fecal impaction and bowel obstruction). Some products may contain calcium, phenylalanine, potassium, sodium, soy lecithin.