Canada· CA-DIN-02520478
AMB-BISACODYL
A bisacodyl product containing bisacodyl, registered in Canada by AMBICARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.. 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: Canada, from Health Canada Drug Product Database (Canada)
- 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.
- 2 markets with a comparable price for this 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
Health Canada Drug Product Database (Canada)- Active substance
- BISACODYL
- Manufacturer
- AMBICARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
- Country
- Canada (CA)
- ATC code
- A06AB02
- ATC class
- Bisacodyl
- Defined daily dose
- 10 mg, O
- Reimbursed
- Not published by this register
- Source register
- Health Canada Drug Product Database (Canada)
- Last checked
- October 1, 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.
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
- NetherlandsBisacodyl zetpil CF 10 mg, zetpillenCentrafarm B.V.
- FranceDULCOLAX 10 mg, suppositoireOPELLA HEALTHCARE FRANCE
- IrelandDulcolax 10 mg SuppositoriesOpella Healthcare France SAS T/A Sanofi
- NorwayDulcolaxOpella Healthcare France SAS
- SpainDULCOLAX BISACODILO 10 MG SUPOSITORIOSOpella Healthcare Spain S.L.
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 Health Canada Drug Product Database (Canada). 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/b346efa1-4be8-4711-9cd5-341ac84a73e6 GET /v1/drugs/b346efa1-4be8-4711-9cd5-341ac84a73e6?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.
{
"din": "02520478",
"form": "SUPPOSITORY",
"class": "Human",
"routes": [
"RECTAL"
],
"source": "health_canada_dpd",
"status": "MARKETED",
"atc_raw": "A06AB02",
"schedule": [
"OTC"
],
"drug_code": "100967",
"strengths": [
"10 MG"
],
"ahfs_class": null,
"substances": [
"BISACODYL"
],
"product_categorization": "LS - LAXATIVES (STOOL SOFTENER)"
}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.