Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A06AB08

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0010040-45-6

Chemical Formula

C18-H13-N-Na2-O8-S2

Molecular Weight

481

Therapeutic Categories

Contact laxative

Laxative, antiresorptive and/or secretagogue

Chemical Name

Phenol, 4,4'-(2-pyridinylmetylene)bis-, bis(hydrogen sulfate) (ester), disodium salt

Foreign Names

• Natrii picosulfas (Latin)
• Natrium picosulfat (German)
• Picosulfate de sodium (French)
• Picosulfato sodico (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Picosulfate de sodium (OS: DCF)
• Picosulfato sodico (OS: DCIT)
• Sodium Picosulfate (OS: BAN)
• DA 1773 (IS)
• LA 391 (IS)
• Sodium Picosulphate (IS)
• Natrii picosulfas (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Sodium picosulfate (PH: Ph. Eur. 9, USP 41)
• Sodium Picosulfate Hydrate (OS: JAN)
• Natriumpicosulfat (PH: Ph. Eur. 8)
• Sodium (picosulfate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 8)
• Sodium Picosulfate (PH: BP 2018)
• Sodium Picosulfate Hydrate (PH: JP XVII)

Brand Names

• Actilax
  Meda, Denmark
• Agaffin
  Merck, Austria
• Agarol
  Elea, Argentina; Johnson & Johnson, Peru; Johnson & Johnson, Uruguay
• Agarol [+ Paraffin liquid]
  Johnson & Johnson, Ecuador
• Agiolax Pico
  Rottapharm/Madaus, Germany
• Aguala
  Royal Pharma, Chile
• Anara
  Chinoin, Costa Rica; Chinoin, Dominican Republic; Chinoin, Guatemala; Chinoin, Mexico; Chinoin, Nicaragua; Chinoin, Panama; Chinoin, El Salvador
• Anulax P.S
  ECU, Ecuador
• Brilax
  Ideal, Pakistan
• Chicle laxante Labsa
  LABSA, Argentina
• Cilaxoral
  Ferring, Sweden
• CitraFleet [+ Citric Acid, + Magnesium Oxide]
  Casen, Hungary; Casen Fleet, Netherlands; Casen Fleet Laboratories, Spain; Casen Fleet Laboratories, United Kingdom; Casen Recordati, Czech Republic; Casen Recordati, Norway; Casen Recordati, Romania; Casen Recordati S.L., Iceland; CCS, Denmark; CCS Clean Chemical, Finland; Kela, Belgium; Kela, Luxembourg; Laboratorios Casen, Greece; Laboratorios Casen-Fleet, Austria; Mediwin, France; Recordati, Germany; Recordati, Ireland; Recordati, Poland; Recordati AG, Switzerland
• Citrafleet [+ Magnesium Oxide, + Citric Acid]
  Bouchara-Recordati, France; Casen, Portugal
• Conspic
  Sami, Pakistan
• Contumax
  Casen Fleet Laboratories, Spain
• Cremaffin Plus [+ Paraffin liquid, + Magnesium Hydroxide]
  Abbott, India
• Cremalax
  Abbott, India
• Dagol Cetus
  Cetus, Argentina
• Darmol Pico
  Queisser, Germany
• Deslizol
  Alfa Farmaceut, Paraguay
• Dibrolax
  K2 Pharmavida, Peru
• Diltin
  Cimed Industria de Medicamentos, Brazil
• Dulcodrops
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Croatia (Hrvatska)
• Dulcodruppels
  Sanofi-Aventis Netherlands, Netherlands
• Dulcogotas
  Boehringer, Peru
• Dulcolax
  Bisa Consumer, Argentina; Boehringer Ingelheim, Chile; Boehringer Ingelheim, Turkey
• Dulcolax [+ Bisacodyl]
  Boehringer Ing., Paraguay; Boehringer Ingelheim, Uruguay
• Dulcolax P
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Ecuador
• Dulcolax Perlas
  Bisa Consumer, Argentina; Boehringer Ing., Paraguay
• Dulcolax Pico
  Sanofi, United Kingdom; Sanofi Malta, Malta
• Dulcolax SP
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Philippines; Sanofi-Aventis, Australia; Sanofi-Aventis, New Zealand
• Dulcolaxo Picosulfato
  Boehringer Ingelheim España, Spain
• Dulcopearls
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Netherlands
• Dulcopic
  Sanofi Romania, Romania
• Emulagar
  Rarpe, Nicaragua
• Emuliquen laxante [+ Paraffin]
  Lainco, Spain
• Euchessina CM
  Antonetto, Italy
• Evacuol
  Almirall, Spain
• Ezor
  Lainco, Spain
• Falquigut
  Falqui, Italy
• Feen-A-Mint
  Elea, Argentina
• Fructines
  Laboratoires Belges Pharmacobel, Belgium
• Fructines Au Picosulfate De Sodium
  DB, France
• Gocce lassative Aicardi
  SIT, Italy
• Gotalax
  Szabó, Uruguay
• Granulax
  Lafedar, Argentina
• Guttalax
  BB Farma, Italy; Boehringer Ingelheim, Brazil; Boehringer Ingelheim, Greece; Boehringer Ingelheim, Italy; Boehringer Ingelheim, Lithuania; Boehringer Ingelheim RCV, Austria; Istituto De Angeli, Georgia; Laboratorios Andromaco, Chile; Lex ano, Lithuania; Pharmazena, Italy; Programmi Sanitari int., Italy; Sanofi-aventis, Estonia; Sanofi-aventis, Latvia; Sanofi-aventis, Slovakia
• Guttalax 7.5 mg/ml
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Hungary
• Izanfin
  Novocat, Spain
• Kritel
  Monserrat, Argentina
• Laxabin NF [+ Simeticone]
  Farmaline, Paraguay
• Laxacam
  Mendoza, Pakistan
• Laxagar
  Wunderpharm WP, Argentina
• Laxan-Forte
  Robinson, Paraguay
• Laxantil
  Chemopharma, Chile
• Laxapront
  Incopharma, Paraguay
• Laxasan
  Gebro, Switzerland; Gebro Pharma, Austria
• Laxatab
  Micro Eros, India
• Laxcon [+ Paraffin liquid, + Magnesium Hydroxide]
  Dewcare, India
• Laxeol Pi
  Eva, Egypt
• Laxicare
  Azine, India
• Laxicare [+ Paraffin liquid, + Magnesium Hydroxide]
  Azine, India
• Laxoberal
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Iceland; Boehringer Ingelheim, Sweden; Sanofi, Denmark; Sanofi-Aventis, Norway
• Laxoberon
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Colombia; Boehringer Ingelheim, Costa Rica; Boehringer Ingelheim, Dominican Republic; Boehringer Ingelheim, Guatemala; Boehringer Ingelheim, Honduras; Boehringer Ingelheim, Indonesia; Boehringer Ingelheim, Mexico; Boehringer Ingelheim, Nicaragua; Boehringer Ingelheim, Panama; Boehringer Ingelheim, El Salvador; Merck, Pakistan; Teijin Pharma, Japan
• Laxodal
  Baldacci, Portugal
• Laxolax
  S.J.Roxfarma, Peru
• Laxomet [+ Simeticone]
  Labrinet, Paraguay
• Laxonil
  Reko, Pakistan
• Laxygal
  Teva, Czech Republic; Teva, Lithuania; Teva, Slovakia
• Lubrilax
  Normon, Spain
• Motilaxil
  Continentales, Mexico
• Normalax
  Pharaonia, Egypt
• Normolax
  Provenco, Ecuador
• Novoprep
  Dominguez, Argentina
• Perilax
  Pharmtechnology, Georgia
• Picocap
  Koçak, Turkey
• Picocas
  Casca Sanes, India
• Picodril
  Elkos, India
• Picolax
  Eipico, Egypt
• Picolax [+ Magnesium Oxide, + Citric Acid]
  Dendy Pharmaceuticals, Australia; Ferring, Ireland; Ferring, Malta; Ferring Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom
• Picolax-Aversi
  Aversi, Georgia
• Picolaxine
  Laboratoires Belges Pharmacobel, Belgium
• Picoprep
  Ferring, Norway; Ferring Arzneimittel, Austria
• Picoprep [+ Citric Acid, + Magnesium Oxide]
  Ferring, Argentina; Ferring, Belgium; Ferring, Bulgaria; Ferring, Brazil; Ferring, Switzerland; Ferring, Czech Republic; Ferring, Denmark; Ferring, Estonia; Ferring, Spain; Ferring, Finland; Ferring, France; Ferring, Georgia; Ferring, Greece; Ferring, Hungary; Ferring, Iceland; Ferring, Lithuania; Ferring, Luxembourg; Ferring, Latvia; Ferring, Oman; Ferring, Portugal; Ferring, Slovakia; Ferring, Turkey; Ferring Arzneimittel, Romania; Fresenius Kabi, Australia; Fresenius Kabi, New Zealand
• Picorag
  Auriga, India
• Picorion
  Orion Pharma, Finland
• Pico-Salax
  Ferring, Greece; Ferring, Lithuania
• Pico-Salax [+ Citric Acid, + Magnesium Oxide]
  Ferring, Canada; Ferring, Israel
• Picosalax [+ Magnesium, + Citric Acid]
  Ferring, Australia; Pharmaco, New Zealand
• Picoz
  Pak Farma, Peru
• Pisucon
  Mahakam Beta Farma, Indonesia
• Pixit
  Endocard, India
• Prepopik [+ Magnesium, + Citric Acid]
  Ferring Pharmaceuticals, United States
• Rapilax
  Elea, Argentina; Hertz, Brazil; Lazar, Uruguay
• Regulax
  Krewel Meuselbach, Georgia
• Regulax Picosulfat
  Krewel Meuselbach, Germany
• Regulax Picosulphate
  Krewel Meuselbach, Latvia
• Regulax Pikosulfaat
  Krewel Meuselbach GmbH, Estonia
• Rogelina
  Lafedar, Argentina
• Skilax
  Prodes, Egypt; Prodes, Kuwait; Prodesfarma, Paraguay
• Slabicap
  Sintez, Georgia
• Sodium Picosulfate
  Boehringer Ingelheim, United Kingdom
• Suanel
  Bernard, Uruguay
• Suavesan
  Cassanello, Paraguay
• Sur-Lax
  Jean-Marie Pharmacal, Hong Kong
• Teva-Lax 7.5 mg/ml
  Teva, Hungary
• Trali
  Rontag, Argentina
• Trulax Plus [+ Paraffin liquid, + Magnesium Hydroxide]
  Cadila, India
• Chaldol
  Takeda Teva Pharma, Japan
• Chaldol 0.75%
  Takeda Teva Pharma, Japan
• CitraFleet [+ Citric Acid, + Magnesium Oxide]
  CCS Healthcare, Sweden
• Dulcogotas
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Portugal
• Dulcolax
  Sanofi, Ireland
• Dulcolax NP
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Germany
• Dulcolax Pico
  Istituto de Angeli, Bulgaria; Sanofi, United Kingdom
• Dulcolax Picosulfat
  Sanofi-Aventis, Switzerland
• Dulcolax Picosulphate
  Sanofi Belgium, Belgium
• Farthrough
  Fushimi Seiyaku, Japan
• Fructines
  Uhlmann-Eyraud Pharma, Switzerland
• Gallax
  Galmed, Czech Republic
• Guttalax
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Russian Federation
• Laxans-ratiopharm Pico
  ratiopharm, Germany
• Laxoberal
  Sanofi, Germany
• Laxoberon
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Belgium; Sanofi-Aventis, Switzerland; Teijin Pharma, Japan
• Laxoberon 0.75%
  Teijin Pharma, Japan
• Laxodate 0.75%
  Kobayashi Kako, Japan
• Picodarm 1%
  Nisshin Pharmaceutical, Japan
• Picolax [+ Magnesium Oxide, + Citric Acid]
  Dr. Fisher Farma, Netherlands
• Picoprep [+ Citric Acid, + Magnesium Oxide]
  BModesto, Netherlands; Dr. Fisher Farma, Netherlands; Eureco-Pharma, Netherlands; Euro Registratie, Netherlands; Ferring, Germany; Ferring, Netherlands; Ferring, Sweden; Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Japan
• Picorula
  Nihon Yakuhin Kogyo, Japan
• Picosulfate Na
  Sawai Seiyaku, Japan
• Picosulfate Na 0.75%
  Towa Yakuhin, Japan
• Pikopil
  Vital Pharma, Netherlands
• Regulax Picosulfat
  Krewel Meuselbach, Czech Republic; Krewel Meuselbach, Germany; Krewel Meuselbach, Lithuania
• Shinluck
  Iwaki Seiyaku, Japan
• Shinluck 0.75%
  Iwaki Seiyaku, Japan
• Sodium Picosulfate
  Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical, Japan; Toyo Capsule, Japan; Tsuruhara Seiyaku Pharmaceutical, Japan
• Sodium Picosulfate 0.75%
  CHO Shinyaku, Japan; Choseido Pharmaceutical, Japan; Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical, Japan; Pola Pharma, Japan; Tsuruhara Seiyaku Pharmaceutical, Japan
• Sodium Picosulfate 1%
  Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical, Japan
• Sodium Picosulfate DS 1%
  Sannova, Japan
• Sunailin 1%
  Mylan Seiyaku, Japan
• Youpis
  Koa Isei, Japan
• Youpis 0.75%
  Koa Isei, Japan
• Youpis 1%
  Koa Isei, Japan

Glossary

Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.