"Bisacodyl" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
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				A diphenylmethane stimulant laxative used for the treatment of constipation and for bowel evacuation. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p871)
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D001726 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | D02.455.426.559.389.657.239.132 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | LünolaxLünolaxLünopharm Brand of BisacodylBisacodyl Lünopharm Brand
 LaxbeneLaxbeneMerckle Brand of Bisacodyl
 UlcolaxUlcolaxUlmer Brand of Bisacodyl
 AgarolettenAgarolettenPfizer Consumer Healthcare Brand of Bisacodyl
 BicolBicolWallace Brand of Bisacodyl
 Bisac-EvacBisac-EvacBisac EvacG & W Brand of Bisacodyl
 Bisacodyl UnisertsBisacodyl UnisertsUniserts, BisacodylUpsher-Smith Brand of BisacodylBisacodyl Upsher-Smith Brand
 BisalaxBisalaxAventis Brand of Bisacodyl
 Bisco-LaxBisco-LaxBisco LaxSchein Brand of Bisacodyl
 Bisco-ZitronBisco-ZitronBisco ZitronBiscova Brand of Bisacodyl
 DulcolaxDulcolaxDulco-LaxDulco LaxNovartis Brand of BisacodylDurolaxFlorisan NBoehringer Ingelheim Brand of BisacodylDulco-lax perlesDulco lax perlesDulcolax perles
 LaxagettenLaxagettenct-Arzneimittel Brand of Bisacodyl
 RytmilRytmilRichardson-Vicks Brand of BisacodylBisacodyl Richardson-Vicks Brand
 LaxaninLaxaninSchwarzhaupt Brand of Bisacodyl
 Laxans-ratiopharmLaxans-ratiopharmLaxans ratiopharmRatiopharm Brand of Bisacodylratio-Bisacodylratio Bisacodyl
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