Sodium picosulfate is a locally acting laxative from the triarylmethane group, which after bacterial cleavage in the colon, has a dual-action with stimulation of the mucosa of both the large intestine and of the rectum.
ATC Classification
Code
Title
Category
A06AB08
Sodium picosulfate
A
Alimentary tract and metabolism
→
A06
Laxatives
→
A06A
Laxatives
→
A06AB
Contact laxatives
