United Kingdom· GB-APID-13184711000001105
Bisacodyl 10mg suppositories
A medicinal product containing bisacodyl, registered in United Kingdom by Dowelhurst Ltd.
Checked against NHS dm+d (United Kingdom) on
Informational only — not a medical device.
The record
At a glance
NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)- Active substance
- Bisacodyl
- Manufacturer
- Dowelhurst Ltd
- Country
- United Kingdom (GB)
- ATC code
- —
- Reimbursed
- Not published by this register
- Source register
- NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
- Last checked
- September 13, 2026
Packs & prices · 0
No packs listed by the register for this record.
Regulatory notes
No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.
Same medicine, other countries
Bisacodyl in 15 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- BelgiumDulcolax Bisacodyl 10 mgOpella Healthcare Belgium
- United StatesBisacodylAphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC
- PolandBisacodyl GSKPharmapoint SA
- CzechiaBISACODYL KRKAKrka, d.d., Novo mesto, Novo mesto
- GermanyBekunis DrageesRoha Arzneimittel Gmbh
- CanadaAMB-BISACODYLAMBICARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
- SwitzerlandAmavita Bisacodyl-N 5mg, DragéesAmavita Health Care AG
- FranceBISACODYL ARROW CONSEIL 5 mg, comprimé gastro-résistantARROW GENERIQUES
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 29 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:
- Austria · Dulcolax, Laxbene
- Belgium · Bisacodyl Eg, Bisacodyl Teva
- Bulgaria · Бизакодил Софарма, Бизалакс
- Cyprus · Dulcolax, Lax-Tab
- Czechia · Bisacodyl Krka, Dulcolax
- Germany · Bekunis Dragees, Bisacodyl Adgc Laxans
- Denmark · Dulcolax, Toilax
- Estonia · Bisacodyl Grindeks
- Spain · Bekunis, Dulcolax
- Finland · Toilax, Toilax Kombinationsförpackning
- France · Bisacodyl Arrow Conseil, Bisacodyl Biogaran Conseil
- Greece · Dulcolax
- Croatia · Dulcolax
- Hungary · Dulcolax, Stadalax
- Ireland · Dulcolax
- Iceland · Dulcolax, Toilax
- Italy · Alaxa, Confetto C.M.
- Lithuania · Bisacodyl Grindeks, Bisacodyl Viatris
- Luxembourg · Dulcolax, Purgo-Pil
- Latvia · Bisacodyl, Bisacodyl Grindeks
- Malta · Dulcolax, Lax-Tab
- Netherlands · Bisacodyl Aurobindo, Bisacodyl Leidapharm
- Norway · Dulcolax, Toilax
- Poland · Bisacodyl Pharmaswiss, Dulcobis
- Portugal · Aero-Om Laxante, Bekunis Laxante Bisacodil
- Romania · Bisacodil Arena, Bisacodil Laropharm
- Sweden · Dulcolax, Toilax
- Slovenia · Dulcolax, Novolax
- Slovakia · Bisacodyl-K, Dulcolax
Source: European Medicines Agency, Article 57 product data.
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For developers
The same record over the API, and the raw payload
GET /v1/drugs/559ee0a7-b5d1-4e5b-b18f-0d17606aea93 GET /v1/drugs/559ee0a7-b5d1-4e5b-b18f-0d17606aea93?format=fhir
Every response carries last_synced_at, so freshness is a field rather than a promise. Below is exactly what the ingestion wrote, before any presentation — the same JSON the API returns under payload.
{
"apid": "13184711000001105",
"desc": "Bisacodyl 10mg suppositories (Dowelhurst Ltd)",
"form": "Suppository",
"vpid": "42351611000001106",
"source": "dmd",
"vtm_id": "774869006",
"strength": "10 mg",
"substance": "Bisacodyl",
"ingredient": "Bisacodyl",
"supplier_code": "5283211000001105"
}See everything about bisacodyl.
This page is the registration. A free account adds the label text as the regulator wrote it, what it costs per daily dose across the markets that publish a price, a feed of what changes in the registers, and an assistant that answers with its sources. Interaction severity is free; mechanism and management are on the Growth plan. No card, nothing to install.