A06AX01 glycerol
ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: laxatives, medicines for constipation
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 7 medicines in this group.
- 6 without a prescription (P or GSL)
- 1 no longer supplied or not available
Active substance: Glycerol – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.
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
- A06AX Other drugs for constipation 16 medicines
- A06AX01 glycerol 7 medicines
- A06AX Other drugs for constipation 16 medicines
- A06A Drugs for constipation 146 medicines
- A06 Drugs for constipation 146 medicines
Medicines
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Benylin Infants Cough syrup, Calcough Infant syrup, Benylin Childrens Apple Flavour Cough syrup SPC no longer supplied | – |
| 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 | General sale (GSL) |
| Glycerol 1 g suppositories SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Glycerol 2 g suppositories SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Glycerol 4 g suppositories SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| 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 | General sale (GSL) |
| Tixylix Childrens dry & Tickly Cough 15%v/v syrup SPC | General sale (GSL) |
Other groups of the same level
- A06AX02 carbon dioxide producing drugs 1 medicine
- A06AX04 linaclotide 1 medicine
- A06AX05 prucalopride 7 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: A06AX01 Glycerol
- French: A06AX01 glycérol
- German: A06AX01 Glycerol
- Spanish: A06AX01 Glicerol
- Italian: A06AX01 GLICEROLO
- Turkish: A06AX01 gliserol
- Portuguese (Brazil): A06AX01 Glicerol
- Slovak: A06AX01 Glycerol
- German (Switzerland): A06AX01 Glycerol
- French (Switzerland): A06AX01 Glycérol
- Italian (Switzerland): A06AX01 Glicerolo
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 A06AX01
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