WOMENS LAXATIVE BISACODYL 5 mg Tablet, 25-count
🆔 Identity & classification
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🩺 Clinical
Bisacodyl is used on a short-term basis to treat constipation. It also is used to empty the bowels before surgery and certain medical procedures. Bisacodyl is in a class of medications called stimulant laxatives. It works by increasing activity of the intestines to cause a bowel movement.
Read the full MedlinePlus article ↗- It depends on which form you're using. Oral tablets (like Dulcolax Stimulant Laxative) usually take 6 to 12 hours, so many people take them at bedtime and get results in the mornin...
- No — it's really important not to chew, crush, or break bisacodyl tablets. They have a special protective coating that helps them reach the right part of your gut without irritatin...
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- Milk and antacids can break down the protective coating on bisacodyl tablets too soon, before the medicine reaches where it needs to work. This can cause stomach irritation and mak...
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🧪 Inactive Ingredients / Excipients
Inactive ingredients, also called excipients, are components of the drug product other than the active ingredient. They may include fillers, dyes, coatings, preservatives, flavors, or other formulation ingredients.
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Acacia is a natural gum derived from acacia tree sap. It serves as a binder, thickener, and emulsifier to help hold ingredients together, improve texture, and stabilize the medicine.
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Anhydrous lactose is a milk sugar with no water content. It acts as a filler and binder in tablets and capsules, adding bulk and helping ingredients stick together.
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Calcium sulfate anhydrous is a white crystalline mineral compound. It acts as a filler and binder in tablets and capsules to add bulk and help hold the medicine together.
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A natural wax derived from a Brazilian palm tree, used as a coating and polish on tablets and capsules. It creates a smooth, shiny finish that protects the medicine and improves appearance.
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A red synthetic colorant made by combining D&C Red No. 27 dye with aluminum salts. It's used to give tablets, capsules, or other medicines their red or pink color.
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A synthetic blue dye combined with aluminum to create a stable colorant. It's used in medicines and supplements to add blue color or create specific shades for product identification and appearance.
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FD&C Yellow No. 6 Aluminum Lake is a yellow colorant made by combining FD&C Yellow No. 6 dye with aluminum salts. It's used to color tablets, capsules, and other medicines so they're easier to identify.
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Ferric oxide red is an inorganic iron compound used as a colorant in medicines. It gives tablets, capsules, or other dosage forms a red or reddish tint for identification and appearance.
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Ferric oxide yellow is a naturally occurring iron compound used as a colorant in medications. It gives tablets, capsules, and other forms a yellow or golden hue for identification and appearance.
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A dark iron oxide compound that gives medicines their black or dark color. It's used as a colorant in tablets and capsules to help identify the product and make it visually distinctive.
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Gelatin is a protein derived from animal collagen, commonly used in medicines as a gelling agent and capsule material. It helps create soft or hard capsule shells that hold and release medication, and can also thicken liquid formulations.
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Magnesium stearate is a salt made from magnesium and stearic acid, a fatty substance. It's used in tablets and capsules as a lubricant and glidant to help ingredients flow smoothly during manufacturing and prevent sticking.
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Microcrystalline cellulose is a purified form of cellulose, a natural fiber from plant sources. It acts as a binder and filler in tablets and capsules, helping hold ingredients together and give the medicine its shape and size.
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Polyethylene glycol 400 is a clear, thick liquid made from petroleum-derived polymers. It acts as a solvent and humectant in medicines, helping dissolve active ingredients and retain moisture in the formulation.
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A synthetic polymer made from vinyl acetate and phthalic acid. It coats tablets and capsules to control when and where the medicine dissolves in the digestive system, protecting the contents from stomach acid.
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Povidone is a synthetic polymer made from a plastic-like material. It acts as a binder to hold tablet ingredients together and as a disintegrant to help the tablet break apart in your stomach so the medicine can be absorbed.
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Shellac is a natural resin secreted by the lac beetle. It's used as a coating on tablets and capsules to control how quickly the medicine dissolves and to improve appearance and stability.
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Silicon dioxide is a naturally occurring mineral used as a glidant and anti-caking agent. It helps powder ingredients flow smoothly and prevents clumping during manufacturing and storage.
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A starch derivative made from corn that helps tablets and capsules break apart quickly when swallowed. It acts as a disintegrant, allowing the medicine to dissolve and be absorbed in your stomach and intestines.
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A plant-based carbohydrate derived from corn kernels. It acts as a filler to add bulk, a binder to hold ingredients together, and a disintegrant to help the tablet break apart in your stomach for absorption.
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Stearic acid is a fatty acid derived from plant or animal sources. It acts as a binder and lubricant in tablets and capsules, helping them hold together and flow smoothly during manufacturing.
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A natural sugar derived from sugar cane or sugar beets. It's used as a sweetener, filler, and binder to improve taste, add bulk, and help hold tablet or capsule ingredients together.
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A powder made from a naturally occurring mineral. In medicines, talc works as a glidant and anti-caking agent, helping tablets and capsules flow smoothly during manufacturing and preventing clumping.
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Titanium dioxide is a bright white mineral powder commonly used as a colorant and opacifying agent. It makes pills and tablets white or lighter in color and helps make coatings non-transparent.
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| Retail pharmacies payNADAC · weekly | Not in the retail survey — common for institutional, discontinued, or low-volume packs. | |
| Medicaid paysCMS SDUD · 12 mo | No recent Medicaid claims on file for this NDC — rare and low-volume NDCs are suppressed in the public data. | |
| Medicare drug plans payPart D · quarterly | No Part D plan price is available for this NDC in our data. | |
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🔁 Therapeutic equivalents
| Product | Labeler | Pack | NADAC/unit | TE | Status | Price vs. this |
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| Bisacodyl 5 mg 00904-6407-61 | Major | 10 tablets | $0.046 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Bisacodyl 5 mg 00904-6748-17 | Major | 25 tablets | $0.046 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Womens Gentle Laxative 5 mg 46122-0429-63 | Amerisource | 25 tablets | $0.046 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Gentle Laxative 5 mg 46122-0529-63 | Amerisource | 25 tablets | $0.046 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Gentle Laxative 5 mg 70000-0221-01 | Cardinal | 10 tablets | $0.046 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Gentle Laxative 5 mg 70000-0538-01 | CARDINAL | 100 tablets | $0.046 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Laxative 5 mg 70677-1086-01 | Strategic | 10 tablets | $0.046 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Gentle Laxative 5 mg 83324-0033-30 | Chain | 15 tablets | $0.046 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Laxative 5 mg 83324-0061-30 | Chain | 25 tablets | $0.046 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Fleet 5 mg 00132-0401-25 | C.B. | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Gentle Laxative 5 mg 00363-0327-03 | Walgreen | 10 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Laxative 5 mg 00363-6760-01 | Walgreen | 15 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| up and up gentle laxative 5 mg 11673-0116-25 | Target | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Womens Gentle Laxative 5 mg 11673-0151-52 | TARGET | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Bisacodyl 5 mg 11673-0182-52 | TARGET | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| laxative for women 5 mg 11822-0676-05 | Rite | 15 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Laxative 5 mg 11822-0790-01 | Rite | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Gentle Laxative 5 mg 21130-0410-20 | BETTER | 200 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Womens Gentle Laxative 5 mg 21130-0555-30 | BETTER | 30 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Gentle Overnight Laxative 5 mg 21130-0827-06 | Better | 200 tablets | — | — | Discontinued | — |
| Laxative Gentle 5 mg 30142-0827-12 | Kroger | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Gentle Laxative 5 mg 36800-0327-03 | Topco | 10 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Gentle Laxative 5 mg 37808-0327-15 | H | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Womens Laxative 5 mg 37808-0676-11 | H | 15 tablets | — | — | Discontinued | — |
| Gentle Laxative 5 mg 37808-0680-11 | H | 15 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Laxative 5 mg 37835-0241-01 | Bi-Mart | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Gentle Laxative 5 mg 37835-0244-30 | Bi-Mart | 15 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Gentle Laxative 5 mg 41163-0607-52 | United | 18 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Dulcolax Simulant Laxative 5 mg 41167-0101-00 | Chattem, | 8 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Dulcolax Stimulant Laxative 5 mg 41167-0200-01 | Chattem, | 10 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Dulcolax Pink Stimulant Laxative 5 mg 41167-0290-05 | Chattem, | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Dulcolax Stimulant Laxative 5 mg 41167-0400-01 | Chattem, | 10 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Bisacodyl 5 mg 41226-0003-52 | KROGER | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Womens Laxative 5 mgthis 41226-0151-52 | KROGER | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| gentle laxative 5 mg 41250-0339-56 | Meijer | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Womens gentle laxative 5 mg 41250-0676-11 | Meijer | 15 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Publix Stimulant Laxative 5 mg 41415-0116-25 | PUBLIX | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Publix Women Laxative 5 mg 41415-0121-30 | PUBLIX | 30 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Gentle Laxative 5 mg 46122-0767-11 | Amerisource | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Gentle Laxative 5 mg 49035-0327-12 | Wal-Mart | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Gentle Laxative 5 mg 49035-0706-12 | Wal-Mart | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Stimulant Laxative 5 mg 49483-0003-00 | TIME | 100000 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Bisacodyl Laxative 5 mg 50804-0327-56 | Geiss, | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Gentle Laxative 5 mg 50844-0327-15 | L.N.K. | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Womens Gentle Laxative 5 mg 53943-0676-01 | Discount | 15 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Gentle Laxative 5 mg 53943-0677-01 | Discount | 15 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Bisacodyl 5 mg 55154-6897-00 | Cardinal | 1 tablet | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Laxative 5 mg 55319-0327-15 | Family | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Gentle Laxative 5 mg 55319-0697-56 | Family | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Laxomil 5 mg 55758-0504-01 | Pharmadel | 24 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Gentle Laxative 5 mg 55910-0327-62 | DOLGENCORP, | 15 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Laxative Gentle 5 mg 55910-0723-62 | DOLGENCORP, | 15 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Laxative 5 mg 55910-0792-56 | DOLGENCORP, | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Extra Gentle Laxative 5 mg 55910-0954-52 | DOLGENCORP | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| laxative 5 mg 56062-0327-56 | Publix | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Laxative 5 mg 56062-0976-01 | Publix | 15 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| stimulant laxative enteric coated 5 mg 57896-0441-01 | Geri-Care | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Gentle Laxative 5 mg 59779-0327-03 | CVS | 10 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| C-Lax Laxative 5 mg 59779-0676-13 | CVS | 250 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Womens Gentle Laxative 5 mg 63868-0573-30 | CHAIN | 15 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Gentle Laxative Stimulant Laxative 5 mg 63868-0908-25 | QUALITY | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Stimulant Laxative Enteric Coated 5 mg 66424-0002-01 | SDA | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Laxative Gentle 5 mg 67091-0215-25 | WinCo | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Laxative Women 5 mg 67091-0286-30 | WinCo | 15 tablets | — | — | Discontinued | — |
| Laxative 5 mg 67091-0452-24 | WinCo | 15 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Bisacodyl 5 mg 68016-0688-10 | Chain | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Bisacodyl Stimulant Laxative 5 mg 68163-0116-25 | Raritan | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Womens Laxative 5 mg 68998-0398-85 | Marc | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Laxative Enteric Coated 5 mg 68998-0404-92 | Marc | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Bisacodyl 5mg 5 mg 69168-0398-92 | Allegiant | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Laxative Enteric Coated 5 mg 69168-0404-03 | Allegiant | 250 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| stimulant laxative 5 mg 69452-0541-83 | BIONPHARMA | 300 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Womens Gentle Laxative 5 mg 69842-0089-52 | CVS | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Womens Laxative Enteric Coated 5 mg 70000-0570-01 | CARDINAL | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| GOOD REMEDIES GENTLE Laxative 5 mg 70692-0167-52 | Strive | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| RIGHT REMEDIES OVERNIGHT Laxative 5 mg 70692-0761-31 | Strive | 300 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| stimulant laxative enteric coated 5 mg 71335-1531-00 | Bryant | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Bisacodyl 5 mg 71335-2010-00 | Bryant | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| stimulant laxative enteric coated 5 mg 71610-0453-02 | Aphena | 2 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Bisacodyl 5 mg 71610-0700-02 | Aphena | 2 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Bisacodyl 5 mg 72090-0131-01 | Pioneer | 300 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Laxative 5 mg 76162-0676-01 | TOPCO | 15 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| SIMPEX Bisacodyl laxative 5 mg 76457-0003-00 | Simpex | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Gentle Laxative 5 mg 79903-0178-08 | Wal-Mart | 8 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Laxative 5 mg 80513-0409-20 | Advanced | 200 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Laxative 5 mg 83586-0116-01 | HHH | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Bisacodyl 5 mg 84324-0132-01 | NUVICARE | 100 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| stimulant laxative enteric coated 5 mg 85766-0148-00 | Sportpharm | 1000 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Laxative Enteric Coated 5 mg 85828-0404-92 | Grocery | 25 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| HyVee Stimulant Laxative 5 mg 42507-0167-10 | HyVee | 10 tablets | — | — | FDA listed | — |
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| Package NDC | Description | Marketing start | Status |
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| 41226-0151-52 You're viewing this | 25 TABLET in 1 CARTON (41226-151-52) | 2020-05-29 | Active |
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📄 FDA label — Drug Facts FDA SPL
🎯 Indications and Usage ▾
Uses for relief of occasional constipation and irregularity this product generally produces bowel movement in 6-12 hours
⏱️ Dosage and Administration ▾
Directions take with a glass of water adults and children 12 years of age and over 1 to 3 tablets in a single daily dose children 6 to under 12 years of age 1 tablet in a single daily dose children under 6 years of age ask a doctor
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🧪 Active Ingredient ▾
Active ingredient (in each tablet) Bisacodyl USP, 5 mg
🧪 Inactive Ingredients ▾
Inactive ingredients acacia, anhydrous calcium sulfate, anhydrous lactose, carnauba wax, colloidal silicon dioxide, corn starch, D&C red #27 aluminum lake, FD&C blue #2 aluminum lake, FD&C yellow #6 aluminum lake, gelatin, iron oxide, iron oxide black, iron oxide yellow (iron oxide ochre), magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol (PEG) 400, polyvinyl acetate phthalate, povidone, shellac, sodium starch glycolate, stearic acid, sugar, talc, titanium dioxide
🎯 Purpose ▾
Purpose Stimulant laxative