Sutab Dosage

To prep and empty your bowels before the colonoscopy, you'll need two Sutab doses. Each dose is made up of 12 Sutab tablets. Each tablet contains 1479 mg of sodium sulfate, 225 mg of magnesium sulfate, and 188 mg of potassium chloride.

Dose 1: Start the evening before your colonoscopy

• Fill the plastic container provided with 16 ounces of water, up to the fill line.
• Take one tablet by mouth at a time with small sips of water after each tablet. Finish all 12 tablets, along with the whole container of water (16 ounces), over 15 to 20 minutes.
• An hour after the last tablet, drink a second container of water (16 ounces) by mouth over 30 minutes.
• After 30 minutes, drink a third container of water (16 ounces) by mouth over 30 minutes.

Dose 2: Start the day of your colonoscopy (5 to 8 hours before procedure)

• Repeat the same directions as dose 1 for an additional 12 Sutab tablets.
• Finish all tablets with water at least 2 hours before colonoscopy.