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Substance · official US FDA label

Mineral oil (mineral oil)

1 medicine listed on Vimpia contains it, alone or combined. Below, the official US FDA label for mineral oil, unchanged.

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The official US FDA label for mineral oil, effective September 2, 2026, describes products sold in the United States. The medicine sold in DR Congo may differ in strength, form or approved uses: ask a pharmacist or a doctor.

Official US FDA label for mineral oil

Data provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA), unchanged. The full label on DailyMed.

Uses

Use for relief of occasional constipation (irregularity). Generally productes bowel movement in 6 to 8 hours.

Dosage

US dosage, for products sold in the United States. For a medicine bought in DR Congo, follow its box, its leaflet or your pharmacist.

Directions do not take with meals take only at bedtime may be taken as a single daily dose or in divided doses adults and children 12 years of age and over - 1 to 3 Tablespoons (15 to 45 mL) maximum 3 Tablespoons (45 mL) in 24 hours children 6 to 12 years of age - 1 to 3 teaspoons (15 mL) in 24 hours children under 6 years of age - do not use, consult a doctor

Warnings and precautions

Warnings Do not use if you have difficulty swallowing in children under 6 years of age if you are pregnant for a period of longer than 1 week if you are bedridden or aged

Side effects

Adverse reaction Distributed by: Atlantic Biologicals Corp. Miami, FL 33179

Medicines that contain it

Names as they are sold. A medicine without an English page links to its French page.

Sources

  • ●Labels: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA (public domain). Data provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA), unchanged. DailyMed.
  • ●English names of substances: RxNorm, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  • ●Marketing authorizations: register of the ACOREP, DR Congo.
  • ●Essential medicines: national list of essential medicines of DR Congo (LNME).
  • ●Composition: public medicines database of France (BDPM), ANSM, open licence.

Public information, for reference only: it does not replace the advice of a pharmacist or a doctor. Vimpia writes nothing about how to use a medicine and translates nothing: the label is the US FDA's, unchanged; names, composition and authorizations come from the official sources above.