Liquid Paraffin

Liquid Paraffin is a product used to provide temporary relief of constipation.

This product is available in liquid form and is taken by mouth. 

Liquid Paraffin is a product used to provide temporary relief of constipation.

This medication may be recommended for other uses. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Liquid Paraffin may be found in some form under the following brand names:

• Advanced Eye Relief Night Time

• Agoral

• Akwa Tears

• Altalube

• Atopalm Hemorrhoidal

• Fleet Mineral Oil

• Formulation R Ointment

• Gent-L-Tip Mineral Oil

• GenTeal PM

• GRX Hemorrhoidal

• Kondremul Plain

• Kondremul with Phenolphtalein

• Liqui Doss

• Lubrifresh P.M.

• Milkinol

• Moisture Eyes PM

• Nephrox

• Preparation H

• Preparation H Reformulated Jun 2013

• Puralube

• Refresh Lacri-Lube

• Refresh PM

• Retaine MGD

• Retaine PM

• Sentry HC Petromalt

• Soothe Night Time

• Sterilube

• Stye

• Tears Again Ointment

• Tears Naturale PM

• Tucks Hemorrhoidal

• Vetscription Hairball Relief

Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take including prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Especially tell your doctor if you take vitamins. This product may interfere with the absorption of fat soluble vitamins.

This is not a complete list of drug interactions. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Serious side effects have been reported with this product including the following:

• Anal leakage of paraffin with anal irritation after using this product for a long time.
• Granulomatous reaction caused by absorption of small quantities of liquid paraffin.
• Lipoid pneumonia (by accidental inhalation) may occur, therefore caution is required in patients with swallowing difficulty.

Contact your doctor if:

• you need a laxative every day
• you have stomach pain that does not go away
• have a condition which makes swallowing difficult

This product is not recommended for children under the age of 3. 

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.

This product's use during pregnancy is not recommended. 

Tell your doctor if you are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed.

This product's use during breastfeeding is not recommended. 

Follow the directions on the label carefully.

Do not use this medication for long periods of time. 

Contact your doctor if:

• you need a laxative every day
• you have stomach pain that does not go away
• have a condition which makes swallowing difficult

The recommended dose in adults is 10-30ml when required.

The recomended dose in children over the age of 3 years old is 5-20ml when required.

This product is not recommended in children under the age of 3. 

If you take too much of this product, call your healthcare provider or local Poison Control Center, or seek emergency medical attention right away.