Switzerland· 38077015
Prontolax, Suppositorien
A bisacodyl product containing bisacodylum, registered in Switzerland by Streuli Pharma AG, on the national reimbursement list. The same ATC class is registered in 15 of our 19 countries.
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Informational only — not a medical device.
Where it is registered
Bisacodyl is registered in 15 of 19 countries.
Countries holding a registration under ATC A06AB02 (bisacodyl), each read from that country’s own register.
- This record: Switzerland, from Swissmedic (Switzerland)
- 8 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
Bisacodyl · ATC A06AB02
15 / 19 countries
- Belgiumprice
- Canada
- Czechiaprice
- Denmark
- Finlandprice
- Germany
- Icelandprice
- Ireland
- Japan
- Netherlands
- Norwayprice
- Polandprice
- Switzerlandprice
- United Kingdom
- United Statesprice
Price per daily dose
What a daily dose of bisacodyl costs, country by country.
Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (10 mg), the median price runs from $0.088 in United States to $0.72 in Switzerland — a ×8.2 gap.
- Switzerland: $0.72 per daily dose (median across products in the class)
- Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown
- US figures are pharmacy acquisition cost (CMS NADAC), not retail
Bisacodyl · price per daily dose (10 mg)
USD · FX 28 Sept 2026
- CH Switzerland$0.72
- US United States$0.088 (acquisition cost)
The record
At a glance
Swissmedic (Switzerland)- Active substance
- bisacodylum
- Manufacturer
- Streuli Pharma AG
- Country
- Switzerland (CH)
- ATC code
- A06AB02
- ATC class
- Bisacodyl
- Defined daily dose
- 10 mg, O
- Reimbursed
- Yes
- Source register
- Swissmedic (Switzerland)
- Last checked
- September 12, 2026
Packs & prices · 1
1 priced- gtin768038077015610 StkCHF 6
Regulatory notes
No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.
Interactions
263 interactions on record for bisacodyl.
Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 262 moderate. Severity grades are free for everyone; mechanism and management come with Growth.
- Severity for every pair — free, no plan needed
- The source, licence and sync date on every record
- Mechanism and what to do for each pair — Growth plan
Bisacodyl · interactions on record
263 records
- 262 moderate
- 1 minor
Most severe, free to view
- Magnesium carbonateA02AA01moderate
- Magnesium hydroxideA02AA04moderate
- Kombinationen von AluminiumsalzenA02AB10moderate
- Calcium carbonateA02AC01moderate
- Interaction severity from DDInter 2.0 (Xiong G. et al., Nucleic Acids Res.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 — free for non-commercial use only; not covered by the Drug Database commercial licence.
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.
- United StatesBisacodylPharmacy Value Alliance LLC
- PolandBisacodyl GSKPharmapoint SA
- CzechiaDULCOLAXOpella Healthcare Czech s.r.o., Praha
- CanadaAMB-BISACODYLAMBICARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
- NetherlandsBisacodyl zetpil CF 10 mg, zetpillenCentrafarm B.V.
- IrelandDulcolax 10 mg SuppositoriesOpella Healthcare France SAS T/A Sanofi
- FranceDULCOLAX 10 mg, suppositoireOPELLA HEALTHCARE FRANCE
- FinlandMetalaxTakeda Oy
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 30 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
- United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Biolax, Biolax 12 Years Plus
- 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.
Sourced from a public register and reproduced with attribution. Drug Database is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a partner of Swissmedic (Switzerland). This is an informational data service and not a medical device — verify against the official source of record before any clinical decision.
For developers
The same record over the API, and the raw payload
GET /v1/drugs/81f11f9e-5f72-446d-9725-8fe7358fa89e GET /v1/drugs/81f11f9e-5f72-446d-9725-8fe7358fa89e?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.
{
"unit": null,
"strength": "bisacodylum 10 mg",
"valid_from": "1980-03-15",
"limitations": null,
"galenic_form": "Supp 10 mg",
"therapeutic_area": null,
"sl_inclusion_date": "1980-03-15",
"self_retention_pct": 10
}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.