A06AD04 magnesium sulfate
ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: laxatives, medicines for constipation
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 1 medicine in this group.
- 1 without a prescription (P or GSL)
Active substance: Magnesium sulfate – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.
Place in the ATC classification
- A Alimentary tract and metabolism drugs 1,624 medicines
- A06 Drugs for constipation 146 medicines
- A06A Drugs for constipation 146 medicines
- A06AD Osmotically acting laxatives 46 medicines
- A06AD04 magnesium sulfate 1 medicine
- A06AD Osmotically acting laxatives 46 medicines
- A06A Drugs for constipation 146 medicines
- A06 Drugs for constipation 146 medicines
Medicines
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Epsom Salts BP SPC | General sale (GSL) |
Other groups of the same level
- A06AD11 lactulose 9 medicines
- A06AD15 macrogol 3 medicines
- A06AD17 sodium phosphate 1 medicine
- A06AD19 magnesium citrate 1 medicine
- A06AD65 macrogol, combinations 28 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- French: A06AD04 sulfate de magnésium
- German: A06AD04 Magnesiumsulfat
- Spanish: A06AD04 MAGNESIO SULFATO
- German: A06AD04 Magnesiumsulfat
- Polish: A06AD04 Siarczan magnezu
- Turkish: A06AD04 magnezyum sülfat
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 A06AD04
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