Attapulgite Liquid and Suspension

• It is used to treat loose stools (diarrhea).

• Tell all of your health care providers that you take this medicine. This includes your doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists.
• If you are 65 or older, use attapulgite liquid and suspension with care. You could have more side effects.
• Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant. You will need to talk about the benefits and risks of using this medicine while you are pregnant.
• Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding. You will need to talk about any risks to your baby.

Use attapulgite liquid and suspension as ordered by your doctor. Read all information given to you. Follow all instructions closely.

• Follow what your doctor has told you to do.
• Take with or without food.
• Drink lots of noncaffeine liquids unless told to drink less liquid by your doctor.
• Do not take this medicine for longer than you were told by your doctor.
• This medicine prevents many other drugs from getting into the body. If you take other drugs, check with your doctor or pharmacist to see if you need to take them at some other time than attapulgite liquid and suspension.
• Shake well before use.
• Measure liquid doses carefully. Use the measuring device that comes with this medicine. If there is none, ask the pharmacist for a device to measure attapulgite liquid and suspension.

What do I do if I miss a dose?

• This medicine is taken on an as needed basis. Do not take more often than told by the doctor.

If you think there has been an overdose, call your poison control center or get medical care right away. Be ready to tell or show what was taken, how much, and when it happened.

There are no data on the excretion of attapulgite into human milk. Attapulgite is not absorbed, therefore presence in breast milk is unlikely. Attapulgite use is generally accepted as safe during breast-feeding.