A06AC Bulk-forming laxatives
ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: laxatives, medicines for constipation
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 5 medicines in this group and its subgroups.
- 2 without a prescription (P or GSL)
- 1 no longer supplied or not available
Place in the ATC classification
How to read ATC codes – what the levels mean and what a code does not tell you.
- A Alimentary tract and metabolism drugs 1,624 medicines
- A06 Drugs for constipation 146 medicines
- A06A Drugs for constipation 146 medicines
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A06AC Bulk-forming laxatives 5 medicines
- A06AC01 ispaghula (psylla seeds) 3 medicines
- A06AC03 sterculia 1 medicine
- A06AC51 ispaghula, combinations 1 medicine
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A06AC Bulk-forming laxatives 5 medicines
- A06A Drugs for constipation 146 medicines
- A06 Drugs for constipation 146 medicines
7 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.
Active substances in the group
- Ispaghula husk 4 medicines
- Mebeverine 1 medicine
- Sterculia 1 medicine
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Fybogel SPC (A06AC01 ispaghula (psylla seeds)) | General sale (GSL) |
| Fybogel Mebeverine SPC (A06AC51 ispaghula, combinations) | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Isogel SPC no longer supplied (A06AC01 ispaghula (psylla seeds)) | – |
| Ispagel Orange SPC (A06AC01 ispaghula (psylla seeds)) | – |
| Normacol SPC (A06AC03 sterculia) | – |
Other groups of the same level
- A06AA Softeners, emollients 16 medicines
- A06AB Contact laxatives 51 medicines
- A06AD Osmotically acting laxatives 46 medicines
- A06AG Enema for Constipation 5 medicines
- A06AH Peripheral opioid receptor antagonists 7 medicines
- A06AX Other drugs for constipation 16 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: A06AC Objemová laxativa
- French: A06AC Laxatifs mucilagineux
- German: A06AC Quellmittel
- Spanish: A06AC Laxantes incrementadores del bolo intestinal
- German: A06AC Quellmittel
- Polish: A06AC Masowe środki przeczyszczające
- Turkish: A06AC Yığın oluşturan laksatifler
- Portuguese (Brazil): A06AC Laxantes expansores do volume fecal
- German (Switzerland): A06AC Quellmittel
- French (Switzerland): A06AC Laxatifs mucilagineux
- Dutch: A06AC Volumevormende laxantia
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 A06AC
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