Laxatives
Gastro-Intestinal System | BNF Section 0106
Items (National)
20.1M
NHS Cost
£137.3M
Substances
30
Drugs in Laxatives
| Drug | Items (National) | Cost | Practices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macrogol 3350 | 7.4M | £63.0M | 7,859 |
| Senna | 4.5M | £4.9M | 7,461 |
| Docusate sodium | 2.7M | £17.3M | 7,315 |
| Lactulose | 2.5M | £13.2M | 7,498 |
| Ispaghula husk | 917.6K | £8.3M | 6,966 |
| Bisacodyl | 915.4K | £2.8M | 6,984 |
| Glycerol | 251.9K | £799.8K | 7,179 |
| Sodium picosulfate | 231.3K | £5.8M | 6,374 |
| Prucalopride | 221.8K | £3.5M | 5,698 |
| Sennosides | 194.2K | £1.3M | 6,287 |
| Sodium citrate (Rectal) | 83.2K | £886.1K | 6,027 |
| Linaclotide | 80.1K | £3.2M | 4,384 |
| Phosphates (Rectal) | 71.8K | £10.1M | 5,875 |
| Naloxegol | 39.3K | £1.5M | 2,849 |
| Naldemedine | 11.2K | £328.0K | 1,271 |
| Sodium picosulfate | 7,677 | £141.1K | 2,200 |
| Bowel cleansing solutions | 1,638 | £59.0K | 698 |
| Other osmotic laxative preparations | 1,430 | £27.0K | 245 |
| Liquid paraffin | 998 | £9.9K | 284 |
| Arachis oil | 783 | £172.9K | 352 |
| Magnesium hydroxide | 666 | £5.3K | 178 |
| Sterculia | 484 | £3.7K | 227 |
| Magnesium citrate | 362 | £10.6K | 138 |
| Magnesium sulfate | 132 | £6.7K | 36 |
| Co-danthramer (Dantron/poloxamer 188) | 82 | £18.6K | 34 |
| Phosphates | 60 | £403 | 38 |
| Methylnaltrexone bromide | 51 | £17.6K | 14 |
| Methylcellulose | 9 | £27 | 6 |
| Co-danthrusate (Dantron/docusate sodium) | 8 | £1.2K | 8 |
| Castor oil | 1 | £8 | 1 |