Magnesiumside effects
magnesium sulfate 225 MG / potassium chloride 188 MG / sodium sulfate 1479 MG Oral Tablet [Sutab]
Adverse reactions
The following serious or otherwise important adverse reactions for bowel preparations are described elsewhere in the labeling: Serious Fluid and Electrolyte Abnormalities Cardiac Arrhythmias Seizures Patients with Risk of Renal Injury Colonic Mucosal Ulceration and Ischemic Colitis Patients with Significant Gastrointestinal Disease Hypersensitivity Reactions Risk of Gastrointestinal Complications with Ingestion of Desiccant Most common gastrointestinal adverse reactions are nausea, abdominal distension, vomiting and upper abdominal pain. To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at 1-800-461-7449 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.
6.1 Clinical
Trials Experience Because clinical studies are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical studies of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in clinical studies of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice. The safety of SUTAB was evaluated in two randomized, parallel group, multicenter, investigator-blinded clinical trials in 941 adult patients undergoing colonoscopy. The active comparators were polyethylene glycol 3350, sodium sulfate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, ascorbic acid and sodium ascorbate for oral solution in Study 1 and sodium picosulfate, magnesium oxide, and anhydrous citric acid for oral solution in Study 2. Adverse Gastrointestinal Reactions Reported by Symptom Questionnaire In Studies 1 and 2, patients were queried for selected gastrointestinal adverse reactions of stomach cramping (upper abdominal pain), stomach bloating (abdominal distention), nausea and vomiting using a standard questionnaire following completion of study drug and prior to colonoscopy on the day of colonoscopy. Patients reporting selected gastrointestinal symptom(s) rated the intensity as mild, moderate or severe. A total of 52% (287/552) of patients in Study 1 and 52% (202/389) in Study 2 reported at least one selected gastrointestinal adverse reaction when queried using the standard questionnaire. Tables 1 and 2 show results for each gastrointestinal adverse reaction reported by patients using the standard questionnaire, including severity.
Table 1: Gastrointestinal Symptoms by Severity a From Symptom Questionnaire in Adult Patients Following Colon Cleansing and Prior to Colonoscopy – Study 1 b Symptom SUTAB Polyethylene glycol 3350, sodium sulfate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, ascorbic acid and sodium ascorbate Total Number of Patients per Treatment Arm (N) 281 271 Patients with at Least One Gastrointestinal Adverse Reaction from Symptom Questionnaire 163 124 % Nausea c 48 26 Mild 71 77 Moderate 27 23 Severe 2 0 % Abdominal Distension c,d 29 22 Mild 68 71 Moderate 30 29 Severe 1 0 % Vomiting c 23 5 Mild 48 46 Moderate 52 54 Severe 0 0 % Upper Abdominal Pain c 16 18 Mild 65 71 Moderate 35 29 Severe 0 0 a Mild: barely noticeable, does not influence functioning causing no limitations of usual activities;
Moderate: makes participant uncomfortable, influences functioning causing some limitations of usual activities;
Severe: severe discomfort, treatment needed, severe and undesirable, causing inability to carry out usual activities b Study 1 was not designed to support comparative claims for SUTAB for the adverse reactions reported in this table. c Percentage represents n/N for patients who experienced each gastrointestinal adverse reaction on the symptom questionnaire based on the total number of patients per treatment arm. d Total not equal to 100% due to rounding.
Table 2: Gastrointestinal Symptoms by Severity a From Symptom Questionnaire in Adult Patients Following Colon Cleansing and Prior to Colonoscopy – Study 2 b Symptom SUTAB Sodium picosulfate, magnesium oxide, and anhydrous citric acid Total Number of Patients per Treatment Arm (N) 190 199 Patients with at Least One Gastrointestinal Adverse Reaction from Symptom Questionnaire 135 67 % Nausea c 52 18 Mild 74 94 Moderate 20 6 Severe 6 0 % Abdominal Distension c 34 15 Mild 73 69 Moderate 27 31 Severe 0 0 % Vomiting c 16 2 Mild 53 33 Moderate 47 67 Severe 0 0 % Upper Abdominal Pain c 23 13 Mild 82 100 Moderate 16 0 Severe 2 0 a Mild: barely noticeable, does not influence functioning causing no limitations of usual activities;
Moderate: makes participant uncomfortable, influences functioning causing some limitations of usual activities;
Severe: severe discomfort, treatment needed, severe and undesirable, causing inability to carry out usual activities b Study 2 was not designed to support comparative claims for SUTAB for the adverse reactions reported in this table. c Percentage represents n/N for patients who experienced each gastrointestinal adverse reaction on the symptom questionnaire based on the total number of patients per treatment arm. Additional Adverse Reactions Reported in Studies 1 and 2 In addition to the gastrointestinal symptoms reported on the standard questionnaire (Tables 1 and 2), other adverse reactions reported in at least 2% of patients in either treatment arm in Studies 1 and 2 were: dizziness in Study 1 (0% SUTAB and 2% comparator); and hypermagnesemia (2% SUTAB and 2% comparator) and increased liver function test (including ALT, AST and bilirubin) (3% SUTAB and 1% comparator) in Study 2. Laboratory Changes Electrolyte Abnormalities Shifts in serum electrolytes from normal at baseline to above the upper end of normal following study drug on the day of colonoscopy in at least 2% of patients in either treatment arm and at least 2% greater in patients treated with SUTAB than treated with comparator in either Study 1 or Study 2 were: magnesium (27% SUTAB and 5% comparator in Study 1), and serum osmolality (44% SUTAB and 28% comparator in Study 2). These changes were transient and resolved without intervention. Renal Function Parameters Decreases in creatinine clearance and increases in blood urea nitrogen (BUN) were reported in less than 1% of patients in both SUTAB and comparator arms in both trials.
6.2 Postmarketing
Experience The following adverse reactions have been identified during post-approval use of SUTAB. Because these reactions are reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish a causal relationship to drug exposure.
Gastrointestinal: gastric ulceration, gastritis Hypersensitivity: anaphylaxis, angioedema, dyspnea, rash, pruritus, urticaria
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective January 31, 2026. Matched to this product by ingredient name rather than by code, so it may describe a different manufacturer’s version of the same drug. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Contraindications
SUTAB is contraindicated in the following conditions: Gastrointestinal obstruction or ileus Bowel perforation Toxic colitis or toxic megacolon Gastric retention Hypersensitivity to any ingredient in SUTAB Gastrointestinal obstruction or ileus Bowel perforation Toxic colitis or toxic megacolon Gastric retention Hypersensitivity to any ingredient in SUTAB
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective January 31, 2026. Matched to this product by ingredient name rather than by code, so it may describe a different manufacturer’s version of the same drug. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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