Sodium picosulfate

Sodium picosulfate
Clinical data
Other names	Picosulfuric acid
AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
License data	US DailyMed: Sodium picosulfate;
Routes of; administration	By mouth
ATC code	monohydrate: A06AB08 (WHO) ; A06AB58 (WHO) (combinations);
Legal status
Legal status	US: ℞-only as part of Clenpiq;
Identifiers
	IUPAC name disodium (pyridin-2-ylmethylene)di-4,1-phenylene disulfate;
CAS Number	monohydrate: 1307301-38-7 ; anhydrous: 10040-45-6 ;
PubChem CID	monohydrate: 5282431; anhydrous: 68654;
DrugBank	monohydrate: DBSALT001830 ; anhydrous: DBSALT001831;
ChemSpider	monohydrate: 4445585 ; anhydrous: 61910;
UNII	monohydrate: LR57574HN8; anhydrous: VW106606Y8 ;
KEGG	monohydrate: DG00072;
ChEBI	anhydrous: CHEBI:32147;
ChEMBL	monohydrate: ChEMBL1741134; anhydrous: ChEMBL1697768;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	monohydrate: DTXSID7048663 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.030.097
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C18H15NNa2O9S2
Molar mass	499.42 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	monohydrate: Interactive image; anhydrous: Interactive image;
	SMILES monohydrate: O.[Na+].[Na+].[O-]S(=O)(=O)OC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C1=CC=C(OS([O-])(=O)=O)C=C1)C1=CC=CC=N1; ; anhydrous: [Na+].[Na+].[O-]S(=O)(=O)OC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C1=CC=C(OS([O-])(=O)=O)C=C1)C1=CC=CC=N1;
	InChI monohydrate: InChI=1S/C18H15NO8S2.2Na.H2O/c20-28(21,22)26-15-8-4-13(5-9-15)18(17-3-1-2-12-19-17)14-6-10-16(11-7-14)27-29(23,24)25;;;/h1-12,18H,(H,20,21,22)(H,23,24,25);;;1H2/q;2+1;/p-2; Key:FHYUVJHZGPGDSP-UHFFFAOYSA-L ; ; anhydrous: InChI=1S/C18H15NO8S2.2Na/c20-28(21,22)26-15-8-4-13(5-9-15)18(17-3-1-2-12-19-17)14-6-10-16(11-7-14)27-29(23,24)25;;/h1-12,18H,(H,20,21,22)(H,23,24,25);;/q;2+1/p-2 ; Key:GOZDTZWAMGHLDY-UHFFFAOYSA-L;
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Sodium picosulfate (INN, also known as sodium picosulphate) is a contact stimulant laxative used as a treatment for constipation or to prepare the large bowel before colonoscopy or surgery.

It is available as a generic medication.^[2]

^ Cite error: The named reference Clenpiq FDA label was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "2022 First Generic Drug Approvals". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 3 March 2023. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.

[Clenpiq_FDA_label-1] Cite error: The named reference Clenpiq FDA label was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[2] "2022 First Generic Drug Approvals". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 3 March 2023. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.

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