PICOSULPHATE SODIUM
Picosulphate Sodium
Sodium picosulfate– converted by colonic bacteria to BHPM, which directly stimulates colonic peristalsis. Magnesium oxide and anhydrous citric acid– combine to form magnesium citrate, an osmotic laxative that causes water retention within the GI tract.
- IUPACName
- disodium (pyridin-2-ylmethylene)di-4,1-phenylene disulfate
- CASNumber
- 10040-45-6
- MolecularFormula
- C18H13NNA2O8S2
- Synonyms
- LA 391;C13072;DA 1773;Evacuol;Picolax;DA-1773;Laxoberal;Picosulfate Sodium;sodium picosulfate;Bisacodyl IMpurity D
- Application
- Laxative