Sennosides 8.6 mg Tablet, Film Coated, 100-count
🆔 Identity & classification
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🏷️ RxNorm drug class
This medicine belongs to the Contact laxatives class.
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🩺 Clinical
Senna is used on a short-term basis to treat constipation. It also is used to empty the bowels before surgery and certain medical procedures. Senna is in a class of medications called stimulant laxatives. It works by increasing activity of the intestines to cause a bowel movement.
Read the full MedlinePlus article ↗- Senna typically produces a bowel movement within 6 to 12 hours. That's why most people take it at bedtime — so it can do its job overnight and you get results in the morning. If no...
- How long does it take for senna to work?
- Senna is designed for short-term, occasional use. You should not use it for more than 1 week unless your doctor specifically tells you it's okay. Using laxatives too often or for t...
- Laxatives like senna can affect how your body absorbs other medications. To be safe, take senna at least 2 hours before or after any other drugs you use. It's always a good idea to...
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Supplement & herbal interactions
Some supplements/herbs that may interact with Sennosides (OTC drug) — tap one for details:
Sennosides (OTC drug) may be associated with lower levels of 3 nutrients — worth a chat with your pharmacist, not a cause for alarm.
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Croscarmellose sodium is a plant-based substance derived from cellulose. It acts as a disintegrant, helping tablets and capsules break down quickly in the digestive system so the medicine can be absorbed.
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A mineral compound that serves as a filler and binding agent in tablets and capsules. It adds bulk to the medicine and helps hold ingredients together during manufacturing.
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Hypromellose is a plant-based thickener made from cellulose. It's used in medicines as a binder to hold ingredients together, a coating for tablets, and a thickener for liquids.
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Light mineral oil is a clear, odorless liquid derived from petroleum. In medicines, it acts as a lubricant and emollient to help the product spread smoothly and improve texture.
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Magnesium stearate is a salt made from magnesium and stearic acid, a fatty substance. It's used in tablets and capsules as a lubricant and glidant to help ingredients flow smoothly during manufacturing and prevent sticking.
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A starch-derived carbohydrate produced by breaking down corn, potato, or tapioca starch. It functions as a filler and binder to give the medicine bulk and texture, and sometimes as a mild sweetener or texture enhancer in powders and tablets.
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Microcrystalline cellulose is a purified form of cellulose, a natural fiber from plant sources. It acts as a binder and filler in tablets and capsules, helping hold ingredients together and give the medicine its shape and size.
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Polyethylene glycol 400 is a clear, thick liquid made from petroleum-derived polymers. It acts as a solvent and humectant in medicines, helping dissolve active ingredients and retain moisture in the formulation.
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A powder made from a naturally occurring mineral. In medicines, talc works as a glidant and anti-caking agent, helping tablets and capsules flow smoothly during manufacturing and preventing clumping.
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💲 Pricing
A drug doesn't have one price. Each row is a different public payment system, and none is what you'd pay at the counter — that depends on your insurance. The ⓘ on each row explains what it measures.
| Price system | Per ea | Per package |
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| Retail pharmacies payNADAC · weekly | $0.026 | $2.64 / 100 tablets |
| Medicaid paysCMS SDUD · 12 mo | $0.1112 | $11.12 / 100 tablets |
| Medicare drug plans payPart D · quarterly | No Part D plan price is available for this NDC in our data. | |
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🔁 Therapeutic equivalents
| Product | Labeler | Pack | NADAC/unit | TE | Status | Price vs. this |
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| Vegetable Laxative 8.6 mg 63868-0579-01 | CHAIN | 100 tablets | $0.021 | — | FDA listed | save 19% |
| Senna Laxative 8.6 mg 70677-0164-01 | Strategic | 100 tablets | $0.024 | — | FDA listed | save 10% |
| Senna Laxative 8.6 mg 70677-1247-01 | Strategic | 150 tablets | $0.026 | — | Availability likely | save 3% |
| Sennosides 8.6 mgthis 00904-7252-60 | Major | 100 tablets | $0.026 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Senna 8.6 mg 46122-0702-78 | AmerisourceBergen | 100 tablets | $0.026 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Sennosides 8.6 mg 70000-0610-01 | LEADER/ | 50 tablets | $0.026 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Senna Laxative 8.6 mg 70677-1097-01 | Strategic | 100 tablets | $0.026 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Senna 8.6 mg 82568-0006-01 | AARNA | 100 tablets | $0.026 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Senna 8.6 mg 83324-0004-01 | QUALITY | 100 tablets | $0.026 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Senokot 8.6 mg 67618-0300-10 | Atlantis | 100 tablets | $0.250 | — | Availability likely | +845% |
| Senna laxative 8.6 mg 00363-0138-10 | Walgreens | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna 8.6 mg 00363-8820-10 | Walgreens | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna Time 8.6 mg 00615-8402-39 | NCS | 30 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Natural Senna Laxative 8.6 mg 00761-0790-02 | Basic | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna Laxative 8.6 mg 00761-0798-02 | Basic | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Sennosides 8.6 mg 10135-0314-01 | Marlex | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna Laxative 8.6 mg 11673-0191-01 | TARGET | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna 8.6 mg 11822-0298-02 | Rite | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna Tabs 8.6 mg 16103-0363-08 | Pharbest | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Vegetable Laxative 8.6 mg 21130-0998-01 | BETTER | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Kroger Senna Laxative Regular Strength 8.6 mg 30142-0710-00 | KROGER | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna Laxative 8.6 mg 30142-0752-10 | The | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Laxative Senna 8.6 mg 36800-0984-01 | TOPCO | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna 8.6 mg 37808-0675-10 | H | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna 8.6 mg 37808-0782-10 | H | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Natural Laxative 8.6 mg 37835-0211-01 | Bi-Mart | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna laxative 8.6 mg 41163-0631-10 | United | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna laxative 8.6 mg 41163-0775-10 | United | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna Laxative 8.6 mg 41163-0782-10 | United | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Meijer Senna Laxative Regular Strength 8.6 mg 41250-0445-00 | MEIJER, | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna Laxative 8.6 mg 43063-0838-10 | PD-Rx | 10 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna Time 8.6 mg 49483-0080-00 | TIME | 100000 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna Laxative 8.6 mg 50804-0372-01 | Good | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna laxative 8.6 mg 50804-0882-10 | Good | 100 tablets | — | — | Discontinued | — |
| Sennosides 8.6 mg 51316-0112-02 | CVS | 250 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| CAREALL Sennosides 8.6 mg 51824-0058-01 | New | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna-Lax 8.6 mg 53041-0159-14 | Guardian | 50 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna Natural Vegetable 8.6 mg 53329-0986-30 | Medline | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Sennosides Natural Laxative 8.6 mg 54257-0679-02 | Magno-Humphries, | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Sennosides 8.6 mg 55154-2347-00 | Cardinal | 1 tablet | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Exchange select 8.6 mg 55301-0107-00 | ARMY | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna 8.6 mg 55319-0298-12 | Family | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna Laxative 8.6 mg 55910-0208-12 | DOLGENCORP, | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna laxative 8.6 mg 55910-0882-10 | Dolgencorp, | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna Laxative 8.6 mg 55910-0885-10 | Dolgencorp, | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Geri-kot 8.6 mg 57896-0434-01 | Geri-Care | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Geri-kot 8.6 mg 57896-0454-01 | Geri-Care | 100 tablets | — | — | Discontinued | — |
| Sennosides 8.6 mg 62993-0001-01 | Morepen | 30 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Vegetable Laxative 8.6 mg 63561-0188-01 | Granulation | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna laxative 8.6 mg 63941-0882-10 | Best | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna-Lax 8.6 mg 68998-0373-01 | Marc | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna Lax 8.6 mg 69168-0371-17 | Allegiant | 300 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna 8.6 mg 69618-0064-01 | Reliable | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Sennosides 8.6 mg 69842-0220-08 | CVS | 500 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Geri-kot 8.6 mg 71335-1806-01 | Bryant | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna 8.6 mg 71335-2360-01 | Bryant | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Sennosides 8.6 mg 71335-2660-01 | Bryant | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna 8.6 mg 71399-1017-01 | Akron | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna Natural Relief 8.6 mg 72090-0031-60 | Pioneer | 600 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna Laxative 8.6 mg 72090-0041-01 | Pioneer | 300 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna Laxative 8.6 mg 72476-0875-10 | Care | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna Laxative 8.6 mg 72476-0882-10 | Care | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Sennosides 8.6 mg 72789-0283-10 | PD-Rx | 10 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna-Tabs 8.6 mg 73057-0363-08 | Ulai | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna Lax 8.6 mg 76162-0005-98 | TopCo | 200 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Vegetable Laxative 8.6 mg 79903-0064-10 | Wal-Mart | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Vegetable Laxative 8.6 mg 79903-0322-10 | Walmart | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna Laxative 8.6 mg 80136-0434-01 | Heartland | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna 8.6 mg 82804-0143-04 | Proficient | 4 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Senna Laxative 8.6 mg 84324-0012-01 | NUVICARE | 200 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Dr Simi Regular Strength Sennosides 8.6mg 8.6 mg 85786-0501-50 | Farmacias | 50 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Laxative 8.6 mg 55910-0659-10 | Dolgencorp, | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Sennosides 8.6 mg 87717-0501-01 | Morepen | 1000 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| HyVee Regular Strength Sennosides Laxative 8.6 mg 42507-0155-01 | HyVee | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
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⏳ Availability & generic status
We did not find an FDA-approved generic match for this exact strength, form and route.
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🗺️ Medicaid utilization & spend
💊 Medicaid utilization by pack size
📦 Packaging — all sizes for this product
| Package NDC | Description | Per unit | Per pack | Marketing start | Status |
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| 00904-7252-60 You're viewing this | 100 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (0904-7252-60) | $0.0264 / ea | $2.64 | 2022-05-17 | Active |
| 00904-7252-61 | 10 BLISTER PACK in 1 BOX, UNIT-DOSE (0904-7252-61) / 10 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BLISTER PACK | $0.0264 / ea | $2.64 | 2022-05-17 | Active |
| 00904-7252-80 | 1000 TABLET, FILM COATED in 1 BOTTLE (0904-7252-80) | $0.0264 / ea | $26.42 | 2022-05-17 | Active |
This pack has the lowest per-ea cost of the 3 priced pack sizes ($0.0264 NADAC).
This pack accounts for about 21% of this product's recent Medicaid fills; most go to the 1000 tablets pack. See all packs ↓
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What quantity is in NDC 00904-7252-60?
What is the difference between NDC 00904-7252-60 and NDC 00904-7252-80?
What NDC number is used to bill for this package of Sennosides 8.6 mg Tablet, Film Coated?
Prices are the latest CMS NADAC pharmacy acquisition cost per NDC; per-pack figures are per-unit × pack quantity, shown only when the pack is denominated in the same measure NADAC prices.
📄 FDA label — Drug Facts FDA SPL
🎯 Indications and Usage ▾
Uses relieves occasional constipation (irregularity) generally produces a bowel movement in 6-12 hours
⏱️ Dosage and Administration ▾
Directions take preferably at bedtime or as directed by a doctor age starting dosage maximum dosage adults and children 12 years of age and over 2 tablets once a day 4 tablets twice a day children 6 to under 12 years 1 tablet once a day 2 tablets twice a day children 2 to under 6 years 1/2 tablet once a day 1 tablet twice a day children under 2 years ask a doctor ask a doctor
⚠️ Warnings ▾
laxative products for longer than 1 week unless directed by a doctor Ask a doctor before use if you have stomach pain nausea vomiting noticed a sudden change in bowel habits that continues over a period of 2 weeks Stop use and ask a doctor if you have rectal bleeding or fail to have a bowel movement after use of a laxative. These may indicate a serious condition. If pregnant or breast-feeding , ask a health professional before use.
Keep out of reach of children. In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) right away.
🆘 Overdosage ▾
In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) right away.
🧪 Active Ingredient ▾
Drug Facts Active ingredient (in each tablet) Sennosides 8.6 mg
🧪 Inactive Ingredients ▾
croscarmellose sodium, dicalcium phosphate, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, maltodextrin, microcrystalline cellulose, mineral oil, polyethylene glycol, talc.
🎯 Purpose ▾
Purpose Laxative