NAME :- SODIUM PICOSULPHATE
IUPAC NAME :- disodium (pyridin-2-ylmethylene)di-4,1-phenylene disulfate
CAS NO. :- 10040-45-6
FORMULA :- C18H13NNA2O8S2
SYNONYMS :- LA 391;C13072;DA 1773;Evacuol;Picolax;DA-1773;Laxoberal;Picosulfate Sodium;sodium picosulfate;Bisacodyl IMpurity D
APPLICATION :- Laxative
DESCRIPTION :- 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.