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mineral oil
Brand names: Fleet Mineral Oil Enema, Mineral Oil, Light
Form Strength
ENEMA, RECTAL 100% 133 mL
LIQUID, ORAL 100% 10 mL
Display Cathartics and Laxatives Class: 561200
Medication comments:
Enteral Drug Administration notes.
Generic
(Brand)		 Comments and Considerations Recommendations for Administration with Enteral Nutrition
mineral oil Extremely viscous Do NOT administer through feeding tube. May cause occlusion.
2023 American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria® for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults.
Medication: mineral oil
Criteria 1: Potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults. (Table 2)
Comments given orally
Drug(s) mineral oil
Rationale Potential for aspiration and adverse effects; safer alternatives available.
Recommendation Avoid
 Quality of evidence: Moderate, Strength of Recommendation: Strong
Pediatric Pharmacy Association 2025 KIDs List of Key Potentially Inappropriate Drugs in Pediatrics 
Medication: mineral oil
Key Potentially Inappropriate Drugs in Pediatrics (KIDs) List: Second Edition (Table 1)
Drug mineral oil
Risk/Rationale Lipid pneumonitis
Recommendation Avoid in younger than 1 yr
 Quality of evidence: Low, Strength of Recommendation: Strong
Last updated: Sep. 25, 2025
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