Macrogol

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A06AD15

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0025322-68-3

Therapeutic Categories

Pharmaceutic aid

Laxative, osmotically acting

Laxative, softener

Foreign Names

• Macrogolum (Latin)
• Macrogol (German)
• Macrogol (French)
• Macrogol (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Macrogol (OS: DCF, BAN)
• Polyethylene Glycol (OS: USAN)
• CCRIS 979 (IS)
• NSC 152324 (IS)
• PEG (IS)
• Poly (IS: ethylene oxide)
• Polyoxyethylene (IS)
• Macrogols (PH: Ph. Eur. 6, BP 2010)
• Polyethylene Glycol (PH: NF 27)
• PEG 3350 (IS)
• Polyethylene glycol 3350 (IS)
• NSC 108963 (IS)
• PEG 4000 (IS)
• Polyethylene glycol 4000 (IS)

Brand Names

• Biopeg
  Fresenius, France



• Solbanon
  Mylan Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Solbase
  Meiji Seika Kaisha, Japan



• Visine Cool Eye Drops (Macrogol and Tetryzoline)
  Johnson & Johnson, Canada



• Glycolax
  Kremers-Urban, United States; Schwarz, United States



• Miralax
  Schering-Plough, United States



• Movicol
  Norgine, Norway; Norgine, Sweden



• Movicol Junior Neutral (pediatric)
  Norgine, Sweden



• Polyethylene Glycol 3350
  Mylan, United States; Nexgen, United States; Novel Laboratories, United States; Paddock, United States; Perrigo, United States



• Transipeg
  Bayer, Belgium



• DrinkaLax
  AcaSan Pharma, Austria



• Dulcolax Macrogol
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Switzerland



• Forlax
  Beaufour Ipsen, China; Beaufour Ipsen, Tunisia; Dr. Fisher, Netherlands; EU-Pharma, Netherlands; Euro, Netherlands; Impexeco, Belgium; Ipsen, Austria; Ipsen, Belgium; Ipsen, France; Ipsen, Luxembourg; Ipsen, Netherlands; Ipsen, Sweden; Ipsen, Slovakia; Zambon, Netherlands



• Forlax Junior
  Ipsen, Netherlands; Ipsen, Belgium; Ipsen, Luxembourg



• Forlax
  JuniorIpsen, Sweden



• Fortrans
  Ipsen, Slovakia



• Idrolax
  Ipsen, United Kingdom



• Kronys
  Formenti, Italy



• Macrogol 4000 Mylan
  Mylan, France



• Macrogol 4000 Qualimed
  Qualimed, France



• Macrogol Biogaran
  Biogaran, France



• Macro-P
  Promefarm, Italy



• MixaLax Pulver
  AcaSan Pharma, Austria



• Nadypharlax
  Nadyphar, Vietnam



• Onlipeg
  Promefarm, Italy



• Paxabel
  Marvecs, Italy



• Pergidal
  Valeas, Italy

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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