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A06A Drugs for constipation

ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: laxatives, medicines for constipation

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 146 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. A Alimentary tract and metabolism drugs 1,624 medicines
    1. A06 Drugs for constipation 146 medicines
      1. A06A Drugs for constipation 146 medicines
        1. A06AA Softeners, emollients 16 medicines
        2. A06AB Contact laxatives 51 medicines
        3. A06AC Bulk-forming laxatives 5 medicines
        4. A06AD Osmotically acting laxatives 46 medicines
        5. A06AG Enema for Constipation 5 medicines
        6. A06AH Peripheral opioid receptor antagonists 7 medicines
        7. A06AX Other drugs for constipation 16 medicines

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Benylin Infants Cough syrup, Calcough Infant syrup, Benylin Childrens Apple Flavour Cough syrup SPC no longer supplied (A06AX01 glycerol) –
Biolax 5 mg tablets, Bisacodyl 5 mg tablets SPC (A06AB02 bisacodyl) No prescription needed
Bisacodyl 5 mg gastro-resistant tablets SPC (A06AB02 bisacodyl) No prescription needed
Bisacodyl 5 mg gastro-resistant tablets, Biolax 12 Years Plus 5 mg gastro-resistant tablets SPC (A06AB02 bisacodyl) No prescription needed
Bisacodyl 5 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied (A06AB02 bisacodyl) –
Bisacodyl 5 mg tablets 18 Years +, Biolax 5 mg tablets 18 Years + SPC (A06AB02 bisacodyl) No prescription needed
Bisacodyl 5 mg tablets, Boots Constipation Relief 5 mg gastro-resistant tablets SPC no longer supplied (A06AB02 bisacodyl) –
Bisacodyl 5 mg tablets, Numark Constipation Relief 5 mg tablets, Biolax 5 mg tablets SPC (A06AB02 bisacodyl) No prescription needed
Bisacodyl suppositories BP 10 mg SPC no longer supplied (A06AB02 bisacodyl) –
Boots Max strength Senna Adult Laxative 15 mg tablets SPC (A06AB06 senna glycosides) No prescription needed
Carbalax suppositories SPC no longer supplied (A06AG20 Enema combinations) –
Cenlax 7.5 mg/5 ml syrup 12 Years Plus SPC (A06AB Contact laxatives) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Childrens 3 Months Plus Simple Cough linctus, Infant sugar free Simple Cough linctus, Boots Cough syrup 3 Months Plus, Infant Simple Cough linctus 3 Months Plus SPC (A06AX01 glycerol) General sale (GSL)
Citramag powder SPC (A06AD19 magnesium citrate) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Cleen ready-to-use 21.4 g / 9.4 g Eenema (A06AG20 Enema combinations) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Cleen ready-to-use 21.4 g / 9.4 g enema SPC (A06AG01 sodium phosphate) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Co-danthramer 25 mg / 200 mg per 5 ml oral suspension SPC (A06AB53 dantron, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Co-danthrusate 50/60 mg capsules SPC not available (A06AG10 docusate sodium, incl. combinations) –
Compound Macrogol 13.72 g powder for oral solution SPC (A06AD65 macrogol, combinations) –
Compound Macrogol 6.86 g paediatric powder for oral solution SPC (A06AD65 macrogol, combinations) –
Compound Macrogol oral powder sugar free SPC (A06AD65 macrogol, combinations) –
Compound Macrogol Vale 13.8 g powder for oral solution SPC (A06AD65 macrogol, combinations) –
Constella 290 micrograms hard capsules SPC (A06AX04 linaclotide) Prescription only (POM)
Cosmocol Half 6.9 g powder for oral solution SPC (A06AD65 macrogol, combinations) –
Cosmocol Lemon and Lime Flavour powder for oral solution SPC (A06AD65 macrogol, combinations) –
Cosmocol Orange Flavour powder for oral solution SPC (A06AD65 macrogol, combinations) –
Cosmocol Orange Lemon and Lime Flavour powder for oral solution SPC (A06AD65 macrogol, combinations) –
Cosmocol Plain powder for oral solution SPC (A06AD65 macrogol, combinations) –
Crescent Pharma liquid Laxative 5 mg/5 ml oral solution SPC no longer supplied (A06AB08 sodium picosulfate) –
Dioctyl 100 mg capsules SPC (A06AA02 docusate sodium) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Docusate Sodium 100 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (A06AA02 docusate sodium) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Docusate Sodium 100 mg capsules SPC (A06AA02 docusate sodium) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Docusate Sodium 100 mg oral solution in sachets SPC (A06AA02 docusate sodium) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Docusate Sodium 12.5 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (A06AA02 docusate sodium) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Docusate Sodium 12.5 mg oral solution in sachets (A06AA02 docusate sodium) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Docusate Sodium 50 mg oral solution in sachet SPC (A06AA02 docusate sodium) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Docusate Sodium 50 mg/5 ml oral solution SPC (A06AA02 docusate sodium) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Docusate Sodium paediatric 12.5 mg / 5 ml oral solution (A06AA02 docusate sodium) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Docusol Adult solution, Docusate Sodium Adult 50 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (A06AA02 docusate sodium) No prescription needed
Docusol Constipation Relief 50 mg / 5 ml solution SPC (A06AA02 docusate sodium) –
Docusol paediatric solution, Docusate Sodium paediatric 12.5 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (A06AA02 docusate sodium) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Dulcobalance 10 g powder for oral solution in sachet SPC no longer supplied (A06AD15 macrogol) –
Dulcoease 100 mg capsules SPC (A06AA02 docusate sodium) General sale (GSL)
Dulcolax 10 mg suppositories SPC no longer supplied (A06AB02 bisacodyl) –
Dulcolax 5 mg suppositories SPC (A06AB02 bisacodyl) Prescription only (POM)
Dulcolax 5 mg suppositories for children SPC (A06AB02 bisacodyl) –
Dulcolax Adult 5 mg gastro-resistant tablets SPC (A06AB02 bisacodyl) General sale (GSL)
Dulcolax Adult Pico liquid 5 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (A06AB08 sodium picosulfate) –
Dulcolax Adult Pico Perles 2.5 mg soft capsules SPC (A06AB08 sodium picosulfate) –
Dulcolax Pico liquid 5 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (A06AB08 sodium picosulfate) –
Dulcolax Pico Perles 2.5 mg soft capsules SPC no longer supplied (A06AB08 sodium picosulfate) –
Dulcolax Twelve Plus 10 mg suppositories SPC (A06AB02 bisacodyl) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Dulcolax Twelve Plus 5 mg gastro-resistant tablets SPC (A06AB02 bisacodyl) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Dulcolax Twelve Plus Pico liquid 5 mg / 5 ml oral solution SPC (A06AB08 sodium picosulfate) –
Duphalac, Lactulose 3.335 g/5 ml oral solution SPC (A06AD11 lactulose) –
Endofalk powder for oral solution SPC (A06AD65 macrogol, combinations) –
Epsom Salts BP SPC (A06AD04 magnesium sulfate) General sale (GSL)
Fam-lax Phenolphthalein tablets SPC no longer supplied (A06AB04 phenolphthalein) –
Fybogel SPC (A06AC01 ispaghula (psylla seeds)) General sale (GSL)
Fybogel Mebeverine SPC (A06AC51 ispaghula, combinations) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Galpharm Constipation Relief 5 mg tablets SPC (A06AB02 bisacodyl) General sale (GSL)
Galpharm Constipation Relief 5 mg tablets, Tesco Health Constipation Relief 5 mg tablets, Numark Constipation Relief, Boots Constipation Relief tablets, Morrisons Laxative tablets, Wilko Constipation Relief tablets, Bisalax, Superdrug Constipation Relief (A06AB02 bisacodyl) General sale (GSL)
Glycerol 1 g suppositories SPC (A06AX01 glycerol) General sale (GSL)
Glycerol 2 g suppositories SPC (A06AX01 glycerol) General sale (GSL)
Glycerol 4 g suppositories SPC (A06AX01 glycerol) General sale (GSL)
Isogel SPC no longer supplied (A06AC01 ispaghula (psylla seeds)) –
Ispagel Orange SPC (A06AC01 ispaghula (psylla seeds)) –
Lactugal SPC no longer supplied (A06AD11 lactulose) –
Lactulose 3.3 g /5 ml oral solution SPC (A06AD11 lactulose) –
Lactulose 3.335 g/5 ml oral solution SPC (A06AD11 lactulose) –
Lactulose Bristol Laboratories 3.335 g/5 ml oral solution SPC (A06AD11 lactulose) –
Lactulose solution BP SPC (A06AD11 lactulose) –
Lactulose solution, Lactulose 3.35 g/5 ml oral solution SPC (A06AD11 lactulose) –
Laevolac 10 g/15 ml oral solution, Lactulose 10 g/15 ml oral solution sachets SPC (A06AD11 lactulose) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Laevolac Plum Flavour 10 g/15 ml oral solution, Lactulose Plum Flavour 10 g / 15 ml oral solution sachets SPC (A06AD11 lactulose) –
Laxido Orange powder for oral solution SPC (A06AD65 macrogol, combinations) –
Laxido paediatric Plain 6.9 g powder for oral solution SPC (A06AD65 macrogol, combinations) –
Lecicarbon C suppository SPC (A06AX02 carbon dioxide producing drugs) –
Liquid Paraffin and Magnesium Hydroxide emulsion BP SPC not available (A06AA51 liquid paraffin, combinations) –
Liquid Paraffin B.P. SPC (A06AA01 liquid paraffin) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Liquid Paraffin BP SPC (A06AA01 liquid paraffin) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Macrogol Compound powder for oral solution SPC (A06AD65 macrogol, combinations) –
Manevac 12 Years Plus SPC (A06AB Contact laxatives) –
Manevac granules SPC (A06AB56 senna glycosides, combinations) With or without prescription
Manxolax powder for oral solution (A06AB58 sodium picosulfate, combinations) –
Molative 13.8 g powder for oral solution SPC no longer supplied (A06AD65 macrogol, combinations) –
Molaxole powder for oral solution SPC (A06AD65 macrogol, combinations) –
Morrisons dry Tickly Cough Glycerin 0.75 g/5 ml oral solution, Essential Waitrose dry Tickly Cough Glycerin 0.75 g/5 ml oral solution, Superdrug dry Tickly Cough Glycerin 0.75 g/5 ml oral solution, Wilko dry Tickly Cough Glycerin 0.75 g/5 ml oral solution SPC (A06AX01 glycerol) General sale (GSL)
Moventig 12.5 mg film-coated tablets SPC (A06AH03 naloxegol) Prescription only (POM)
Moventig 25 mg film-coated tablets SPC (A06AH03 naloxegol) Prescription only (POM)
Movicol SPC (A06AD65 macrogol, combinations) –
Movicol - Half 6.9 g sachet powder for oral solution SPC (A06AD Osmotically acting laxatives) –
Movicol Chocolate 13.9 g sachet powder for oral solution SPC (A06AD65 macrogol, combinations) –
Movicol Ease 13.7 g powder for oral solution SPC (A06AD65 macrogol, combinations) –
Movicol Ease Citrus Flavour 13.7 g powder for oral solution SPC (A06AD65 macrogol, combinations) –
Movicol liquid Orange Flavour concentrate for oral solution SPC (A06AD65 macrogol, combinations) –
Movicol paediatric Chocolate Flavour 6.9 g sachet powder for oral solution SPC (A06AD65 macrogol, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Movicol paediatric Plain 6.9 g sachet powder for oral solution SPC (A06AD65 macrogol, combinations) –
Movicol Plain 13.7 g powder for oral solution SPC (A06AD65 macrogol, combinations) –
Movicol ready to Take oral solution in sachet SPC (A06AD65 macrogol, combinations) –

Other names of the ATC group

Sources

  • Patient leaflets and SPCs: the MHRA product information (products.mhra.gov.uk) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA)
  • Active substances, ATC codes and legal categories: the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority
  • World Health Organization (WHO): ATC/DDD classification, group A06A

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