A06AG Enema for Constipation
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.
- 3 without a prescription (P or GSL)
- 2 no longer supplied or not available
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
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A06AG Enema for Constipation 5 medicines
- A06AG01 sodium phosphate 1 medicine
- A06AG10 docusate sodium, incl. combinations 2 medicines
- A06AG20 Enema combinations 3 medicines
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A06AG Enema for Constipation 5 medicines
- A06A Drugs for constipation 146 medicines
- A06 Drugs for constipation 146 medicines
6 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.
Active substances in the group
- Dantron 1 medicine
- Docusate 1 medicine
- Docusate sodium 1 medicine
- Sodium bicarbonate 1 medicine
- Sodium dihydrogen phosphate 3 medicines
- Sodium phosphate 2 medicines
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Carbalax suppositories SPC no longer supplied (A06AG20 Enema combinations) | – |
| 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-danthrusate 50/60 mg capsules SPC not available (A06AG10 docusate sodium, incl. combinations) | – |
| Norgalax SPC (A06AG10 docusate sodium, incl. combinations) | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
Other groups of the same level
- A06AA Softeners, emollients 16 medicines
- A06AB Contact laxatives 51 medicines
- A06AC Bulk-forming laxatives 5 medicines
- A06AD Osmotically acting laxatives 46 medicines
- A06AH Peripheral opioid receptor antagonists 7 medicines
- A06AX Other drugs for constipation 16 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: A06AG Léčiva k očištění střeva (klyzmata)
- French: A06AG lavements
- German: A06AG Klysmen
- Spanish: A06AG ENEMAS
- German: A06AG Klysmen
- Italian: A06AG CLISMI
- Polish: A06AG Środki do oczyszczania jelit (lewatywy)
- Turkish: A06AG Kabızlık için Lavman
- Portuguese (Brazil): A06AG Enemas
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 A06AG
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