United States· US:71610-453_2b4c7710-ccef-da92-e063-6394a90a5416

stimulant laxative enteric coated

A bisacodyl product containing bisacodyl, registered in United States by Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC. The same ATC class is registered in 15 of our 19 countries.

ATC A06AB02US label

Checked against FDA National Drug Code directory (United States) on September 27, 2026

Informational only — not a medical device.

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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: United States, from FDA National Drug Code directory (United States)
8 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose

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Bisacodyl · ATC A06AB02

15 / 19 countries

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Blue: a registration under this ATC code. The ringed marker is this record’s country. Markets marked price publish a price we can compare per daily dose.

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.

United States: $0.088 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

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Bisacodyl · price per daily dose (10 mg)

USD · FX 28 Sept 2026

CH Switzerland$0.72
US United States$0.088 (acquisition cost)

Median listed price per WHO defined daily dose, in each market that publishes a price. US = pharmacy acquisition cost (CMS NADAC), not a retail price. Open the full comparison

The record

At a glance

FDA National Drug Code directory (United States)

Active substance: BISACODYL
Manufacturer: Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC
Country: United States (US)
ATC code: A06AB02
ATC class: Bisacodyl
Defined daily dose: 10 mg, O
Reimbursed: Not published by this register
Source register: FDA National Drug Code directory (United States)
Last checked: September 27, 2026

Packs & prices · 6

ndc11
7161045302
2 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (71610-453-02)
ndc11
7161045304
4 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (71610-453-04)
ndc11
7161045320
20 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (71610-453-20)
ndc11
71610-453-02
ndc11
71610-453-04
ndc11
71610-453-20

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.

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Bisacodyl · interactions on record

263 records

262 moderate
1 minor

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Magnesium carbonateA02AA01moderate
Magnesium hydroxideA02AA04moderate
Kombinationen von AluminiumsalzenA02AB10moderate
Calcium carbonateA02AC01moderate

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Source: DDInter 2.0 · synced 29 Sept 2026. Grades as the source publishes them.

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.

All bisacodyl products

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.

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For developers

The same record over the API, and the raw payload

GET /v1/drugs/c2c7a5cf-b398-49cb-879c-3d918d2a6ffc
GET /v1/drugs/c2c7a5cf-b398-49cb-879c-3d918d2a6ffc?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.

{
  "route": "ORAL",
  "source": "ndc",
  "strength": "5",
  "substance": "BISACODYL",
  "productndc": "71610-453",
  "dosage_form": "TABLET",
  "dea_schedule": null,
  "strength_unit": "mg/1",
  "application_number": "505G(a)(3)",
  "marketing_category": "OTC MONOGRAPH DRUG"
}

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