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A06AX Other drugs 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 16 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

How to read ATC codes – what the levels mean and what a code does not tell you.

  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. A06AX Other drugs for constipation 16 medicines
          1. A06AX01 glycerol 7 medicines
          2. A06AX02 carbon dioxide producing drugs 1 medicine
          3. A06AX04 linaclotide 1 medicine
          4. A06AX05 prucalopride 7 medicines

4 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

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) –
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)
Constella 290 micrograms hard capsules SPC (A06AX04 linaclotide) Prescription only (POM)
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)
Lecicarbon C suppository SPC (A06AX02 carbon dioxide producing drugs) –
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)
Prucalopride 1 mg film-coated tablets SPC (A06AX05 prucalopride) Prescription only (POM)
Prucalopride 2 mg film-coated tablets SPC (A06AX05 prucalopride) Prescription only (POM)
Prucalopride Stada 1 mg film-coated tablets SPC (A06AX05 prucalopride) Prescription only (POM)
Prucalopride Stada 2 mg film-coated tablets SPC (A06AX05 prucalopride) Prescription only (POM)
Prucalopride Tiefenbacher 2 mg film-coated tablets SPC (A06AX05 prucalopride) Prescription only (POM)
Resolor 1 mg film-coated tablets SPC (A06AX05 prucalopride) Prescription only (POM)
Resolor 2 mg film-coated tablets SPC (A06AX05 prucalopride) Prescription only (POM)
Tixylix Childrens dry & Tickly Cough 15%v/v syrup SPC (A06AX01 glycerol) General sale (GSL)

Other groups of the same level

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 A06AX

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