Contact laxative

This page covers all Contact laxative drugs tracked by Drug Landscape: marketed products and active clinical-stage compounds, targeting Colonic smooth muscle and intestinal epithelium, Myenteric plexus; intestinal smooth muscle.

Targets

Colonic smooth muscle and intestinal epithelium · Myenteric plexus; intestinal smooth muscle

Marketed (2)

• Bisacodyl 5 milligram · University of Nottingham · Gastroenterology
  Bisacodyl stimulates colonic muscle contractions and increases intestinal fluid secretion to promote bowel evacuation.
• Dulcolax (Bisacodyl) · Brooke Army Medical Center · Gastroenterology
  Bisacodyl stimulates colonic muscle contractions and increases intestinal fluid secretion to promote bowel movements.