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amino acid / nutrient

Glycerol

Used in nutrition or as a component of infusion solutions. This molecule appears in 401 of the medicines we have indexed.

Our answerNothing to add

Do you need a supplement? No.

No supplement is warranted with this treatment. A varied diet remains the foundation.

Do you also take another treatment?

By the Layer Nutrition editorial teamHow the atlas classifies the 664 molecules

Class
amino acid / nutrient
Indexed medicines
401
Our answer
Nothing to add
Updated
October 2026
01The medication

What this medicine is for

Pharmacologically, this molecule belongs to the “amino acid / nutrient” category. This amino acid or nutrient serves as a building block of the body or as nutritional support.

In practice: Used in nutrition or as a component of infusion solutions. It is a nutrient, in other words an intake, to be distinguished from a conventional treatment.

The name on your box may be here.

These names come from the public registers of 32 countries: the ANSM for France, the AEMPS for Spain, the AIFA for Italy, the HPRA for Ireland, Swissmedic for Switzerland, and the European Medicines Agency for the others.

Most widespread

  • BEBEGEL
  • CRISTAL ADULTES
  • БРОНХОСТОП
  • MINIDERM
  • VEROLAX
  • ADULAX
  • AMAVITA GLYCOLAX
  • ASDA CHILDREN’S DRY COUGH BLACKCURRANT FLAVOUR
  • AVENALAX
  • BABYLAX REKTALLÖSUNG
  • BELL’S CHILDREN’S COUGH BLACKCURRANT FLAVOUR
  • BENYLIN CHILDREN’S APPLE FLAVOUR COUGH
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France18

  • BEBEGEL
  • CRISTAL ADULTES
  • CRISTAL ENFANTS
  • CRISTAL NOURRISSONS
  • RAVICTI
  • SUPPOSITOIRE A LA
  • SUPPOSITOIRES A LA
  • OMEGAVEN
  • GLYCEROL/VASELINE/PARAFFINE ARROW
  • GLYCEROL/VASELINE/PARAFFINE BIOGARAN
  • GLYCEROL/VASELINE/PARAFFINE CRISTERS
  • GLYCEROL/VASELINE/PARAFFINE EG
  • GLYCEROL/VASELINE/PARAFFINE PIERRE FABRE SANTE
  • GLYCEROL/VASELINE/PARAFFINE SANDOZ
  • GLYCEROL/VASELINE/PARAFFINE TEVA
  • GLYCEROL/VASELINE/PARAFFINE VIATRIS
  • GLYCEROL/VASELINE/PARAFFINE ZENTIVA
  • GLYCEROL/VASELINE/PARAFFINE ZYDUS

Germany40

  • BABYLAX REKTALLÖSUNG
  • GLYCILAX FÜR ERWACHSENE
  • GLYCILAX FÜR KINDER
  • MILAX
  • NENE-LAX ABFÜHR FÜR KLEINKINDER UND KINDER ZUR REKTALEN ANWENDUNG
  • NENE-LAX ABFÜHRZÄPFCHEN FÜR SÄUGLINGE
  • NENE-LAX ABFÜHRZÄPFCHEN FÜR SCHULKINDER UND ERWACHSENE
  • ASPECTON HUSTENSAFT
  • ASPECTON HUSTENTROPFEN
  • BRONCHICUM
  • BRONCHIPRET
  • DERMATODORON
  • EUCABAL-HUSTENSAFT
  • EUKALYPTUSÖL
  • GELOBRONCHIAL-SAFT
  • HUSTEN-TROPFEN MIT ANIS UND THYMIAN
  • INTRAFUSIN
  • LIPOVENÖS MCT
  • LIPOVENÖS PLR
  • MELROSUM
  • NIMOPECT HUSTENSAFT
  • OMEGAVEN
  • P-DRAGEES BLAU LICHTENSTEIN
  • PERTUSSIN
  • PULMOCAP
  • PULMONEST
  • RAVICTI
  • REMEDERM
  • TUSSAMAG
  • ZINKSALBE
  • BRONCHIPRET SAFT
  • BRONCHIPRET TE
  • BRONCHIPRET TROPFEN TE
  • ARNICA COMP./FORMICA
  • GLYCEROSTERIL
  • OXALIS
  • THYMIAN
  • THYMIAN HUSTENSAFT
  • THYMIANKRAUT HUSTENSAFT
  • THYMIVERLAN

Spain23

  • ADULAX
  • EXPECTYM
  • GLYCILAX ADULTOS
  • GLYCILAX LACTANTES SUPOSITORIOS
  • GLYCILAX NIÑOS SUPOSITORIOS
  • KANOVA ADULTOS
  • KANOVA NIÑOS
  • PAIDOLAX NIÑOS
  • SUPOSITORIOS DE GLICERINA CUVE ADULTOS
  • SUPOSITORIOS DE GLICERINA CUVE NIÑOS
  • SUPOSITORIOS DE GLICERINA DR. TORRENTS ADULTOS
  • SUPOSITORIOS DE GLICERINA DR. TORRENTS LACTANTES
  • SUPOSITORIOS DE GLICERINA DR. TORRENTS NIÑOS
  • SUPOSITORIOS DE GLICERINA ROVI ADULTOS
  • SUPOSITORIOS DE GLICERINA ROVI LACTANTES
  • SUPOSITORIOS DE GLICERINA ROVI NIÑOS
  • SUPOSITORIOS DE GLICERINA VILARDELL ADULTOS
  • SUPOSITORIOS DE GLICERINA VILARDELL LACTANTES
  • SUPOSITORIOS DE GLICERINA VILARDELL NIÑOS
  • VEROLAX ADULTOS SOLUCION RECTAL
  • VEROLAX NIÑOS SOLUCION RECTAL
  • GLYCILAX ADULTOS SUPOSITORIOS
  • SUPOSITORIOS DE GLICERINA DR. TORRENTS ADULTOS BLISTER

Italy29

  • CLARILAX STITICHEZZA
  • CLARILAXINA STITICHEZZA
  • EPILAX
  • FELAX
  • RAVICTI
  • SUPPOSTE DI GLICERINA VITI
  • VEROLAX
  • ZETALAX
  • BRONCHICLEAR TOSSE MUCOLITICO
  • OMEGAVEN
  • SOLUZIONE SCHOUM
  • GLICEROLO AFOM
  • GLICEROLO ALFASIGMA
  • GLICEROLO AN
  • GLICEROLO CARLO ERBA
  • GLICEROLO COOP
  • GLICEROLO FARMAKOPEA
  • GLICEROLO MARCO VITI
  • GLICEROLO MONTEFARMACO OTC
  • GLICEROLO NEW.FA.DEM.
  • GLICEROLO NOVA ARGENTIA
  • GLICEROLO PHARMA TRENTA
  • GLICEROLO PIETRASANTA
  • GLICEROLO POLIFARMA BENESSERE
  • GLICEROLO SELLA
  • GLICEROLO ZETA
  • GLICEROLO CON SODIO CLORURO BIOINDUSTRIA L.I.M.
  • GLICEROLO CON SODIO CLORURO GALENICA SENESE
  • GLICEROLO CON SODIO CLORURO MONICO

United Kingdom54

  • ASDA CHILDREN’S DRY COUGH BLACKCURRANT FLAVOUR
  • BELL’S CHILDREN’S COUGH BLACKCURRANT FLAVOUR
  • BENYLIN CHILDREN’S APPLE FLAVOUR COUGH
  • BENYLIN INFANT’S COUGH
  • BOOTS CONSTIPATION RELIEF
  • BOOTS COUGH
  • CALCOUGH INFANT
  • CHILDREN’S
  • COVONIA DRY & TICKLY COUGH
  • ESSENTIAL WAITROSE CHILDREN’S DRY TICKLY COUGH
  • EUMOCREAM
  • HILL’S BALSAM CHILDREN’S DRY TICKLY COUGH
  • INFANT SIMPLE COUGH LINCTUS
  • INFANT SUGAR FREE SIMPLE COUGH LINCTUS
  • MORRISONS CHILDREN’S DRY TICKLY COUGH
  • NUMARK CHILDREN’S DRY COUGH
  • SAINSBURY’S CHILDREN’S DRY COUGH
  • SAINSBURYS CONSTIPATION RELIEF
  • SUPERDRUG CHILDREN’S DRY TICKLY COUGH
  • SUPERDRUG GLYCERINE CONSTIPATION RELIEF
  • TESCO CHILDREN’S DRY COUGH
  • TESCO CONSTIPATION RELIEF
  • TIXYLIX BLACKCURRANT FLAVOUR
  • TIXYLIX CHILDREN’S
  • TIXYLIX INFANT
  • WILKO TICKLY COUGH
  • BELL’S HEALTHCARE CHESTY COUGH
  • BENYLIN CHILDREN’S DRY COUGH & SORE THROAT
  • BENYLIN DRY & TICKLY COUGH
  • CALCOUGH CHILDREN’S
  • CO-OP CHESTY COUGH
  • COMPOUND THYMOL GLYCERIN B.P.
  • DRY COUGH RELIEF
  • FLETCHERS’ ENEMETTE
  • MORRISONS CHESTY COUGH
  • NUMARK CHESTY COUGH
  • OMEGAVEN
  • RANSOM’S GLYCERIN
  • TICKLY COUGH RELIEF
  • WELL PHARMACEUTICALS CHESTY COUGH
  • WILKO CHESTY COUGH
  • COVONIA DRY & TICKLY COUGH ANISE & BLACKCURRANT FLAVOUR SUGAR FREE
  • COVONIA DRY & TICKLY COUGH SUGAR FREE
  • TIXYLIX CHILDREN’S DRY & TICKLY
  • BENYLIN DRY & TICKLY COUGH BLACKCURRANT
  • GLYCERIN
  • GLYCERIN ADULT SIZE L.C.M.
  • GLYCERIN BP CHILDREN’S SIZE THORNTON & ROSS
  • GLYCERIN BP INFANT’S SIZE THORNTON & ROSS
  • GLYCERIN BP L.C.M.
  • GLYCERIN CHILDREN’S DRY COUGH BELL’S HEALTHCARE
  • GLYCEROL MARTINDALE PHARMACEUTICALS
  • CALAMINE AND GLYCERIN
  • GLYCERIN AND BLACKCURRANT

Ireland4

  • LEMSIP DRY COUGH
  • RAVICTI
  • AUDAX EAR DROPS SOLUTION CHOLINE SALICYLATE
  • GLYCEROL

Switzerland36

  • AMAVITA GLYCOLAX
  • BULBOID FÜR ERWACHSENE
  • BULBOID FÜR SÄUGLINGE UND KINDER
  • COOP VITALITY GLYCOLAX
  • DEPONIT
  • NITRODERM TTS
  • NITROGLYCERIN MACURE
  • NITROGLYCERIN SINTETICA
  • NITROGLYCERIN STREULI
  • NITROLINGUAL
  • RECTOGESIC
  • SUN STORE GLYCOLAX
  • SUPPOSTE DI GLICERINA FONTE SA
  • AMAVITA BRONCHIALPASTILLEN
  • ATOXYL LEMAN
  • BONHERBA HOLUNDER HALSBONBONS
  • BONHERBA KRÄUTER HALSPASTILLEN
  • CASSIS HALSPASTILLEN
  • COOP VITALITY BRONCHIALPASTILLEN
  • DEXERYL
  • DR. BÄHLER BRONCHIALPASTILLEN NEUE FORMEL
  • DROPA BRONCHIALPASTILLEN NEUE FORMEL
  • FELAN BRONCHIALPASTILLEN
  • GEM BRONCHIALPASTILLEN NEO
  • HOLUNDER HALSPASTILLEN
  • OMEGAVEN-FRESENIUS
  • PECTOREX BRONCHIALPASTILLEN NEO
  • PECTUS BRONCHIALPASTILLEN
  • ROTPUNKT APOTHEKE BRONCHIALPASTILLEN NEO
  • SALBISAN HALSPASTILLEN
  • SANACTIV BRONCHIALPASTILLEN
  • SUN STORE PASTILLES BRONCHIQUES
  • SWIDRO BRONCHIALPASTILLEN N
  • TRIOFAN PASTILLES PECTORALES
  • GLYCERIN ELK PHARMA
  • ACEROLA HALSPASTILLEN

Austria13

  • GLYZERIN RÖSCH
  • BRONCHIPRET
  • BRONCHOSTOP
  • OMEGAVEN
  • RAVICTI
  • SCOTTOPECT
  • TAVITUSS
  • TUSSAMAG
  • BRONCHIPRET DUO
  • BRONCHIPRET DUO HUSTENLÖSER
  • BRONCHIPRET THYMIAN EFEU
  • BRONCHOSTOP BRONCHITIS AKUT
  • TUSSAMAG ZUCKERFREI

Belgium48

  • FAGROCERINE ADULTES
  • FAGROCERINE ENFANTS
  • FAGROCERINE ERWACHSENE
  • FAGROCERINE KINDER
  • FAGROCERINE NOURRISSONS
  • FAGROCERINE SÄUGLINGE
  • FAGROCERINE VOLWASSENEN
  • FAGROCERINE ZUIGELINGEN
  • GLYZERIN ERWACHSENE LAMBO
  • SUPPOSITORIA CUM GLYCEROLO ET GELATINA P.B. V MEDICA ADULTES
  • SUPPOSITORIA CUM GLYCEROLO ET GELATINA P.B. V MEDICA BABYS
  • SUPPOSITORIA CUM GLYCEROLO ET GELATINA P.B. V MEDICA BÉBÉS
  • SUPPOSITORIA CUM GLYCEROLO ET GELATINA P.B. V MEDICA ENFANTS
  • SUPPOSITORIA CUM GLYCEROLO ET GELATINA P.B. V MEDICA ERWACHSENE
  • SUPPOSITORIA CUM GLYCEROLO ET GELATINA P.B. V MEDICA KINDER
  • SUPPOSITORIA CUM GLYCEROLO ET GELATINA P.B.V MEDICA KINDEREN
  • SUPPOSITORIA CUM GLYCEROLO ET GELATINA P.B.V MEDICA VOLWASSENEN
  • LAXAVIT
  • PULMOCAP
  • RAVICTI
  • TOULARYNX THYM
  • FAGROCERINE KINDEREN
  • GLYCERIN FÜR BABYS FAGRON
  • GLYCERIN FÜR BABYS SOPRELI
  • GLYCERIN FÜR ERWACHSENE FAGRON
  • GLYCERIN FÜR ERWACHSENE SOPRELI
  • GLYCERIN FÜR KINDER FAGRON
  • GLYCERIN FÜR KINDER SOPRELI
  • GLYCÉRINE À LA ADULTES LAMBO
  • GLYCERINE ADULTES FAGRON
  • GLYCERINE ADULTES SOPRELI
  • GLYCERINE BÉBÉS FAGRON
  • GLYCERINE BÉBÉS SOPRELI
  • GLYCERINE ENFANTS FAGRON
  • GLYCERINE ENFANTS SOPRELI
  • GLYCERINE KINDEREN FAGRON
  • GLYCERINE KINDEREN SOPRELI
  • GLYCERINE SUPPO’S BABYS UND KINDER KELA
  • GLYCERINE SUPPO’S ADULTES KELA
  • GLYCERINE SUPPO’S BABY’S EN KINDEREN KELA
  • GLYCERINE SUPPO’S BÉBÉS ET ENFANTS KELA
  • GLYCERINE SUPPO’S ERWACHSENEN KELA
  • GLYCERINE SUPPO’S VOLWASSENEN KELA
  • GLYCERINE VOLWASSENEN FAGRON
  • GLYCERINE VOLWASSENEN LAMBO
  • GLYCERINE VOLWASSENEN SOPRELI
  • GLYCERINE ZUIGELINGEN FAGRON
  • GLYCERINE ZUIGELINGEN SOPRELI

Bulgaria2

  • БРОНХОСТОП
  • RAVICTI

Cyprus4

  • ΒΡΕΦΙΚΑ/ΖΑΡΜΠΗ
  • ΓΛΥΚΕΡΙΝΗΣ ΠΑΙΔΙΚΑ SUPP ΖΑΡΜΠΗ
  • MICOLETTE
  • RAVICTI

Croatia6

  • PROLAX
  • BRONCHIPRET
  • BRONCHOSTOP
  • MUCOPRET
  • RAVICTI
  • BRONCHIPRET FORTE

Denmark5

  • MINIDERM
  • GLYOKTYL
  • OMEGAVEN
  • RAVICTI
  • GLYCEROL "OBA"

Estonia6

  • BRONCHIPRET
  • BRONCOPHEN
  • OMEGAVEN
  • RAVICTI
  • BRONCHIPRET COMP
  • BRONCHIPRET DUO

Finland1

  • RAVICTI

Greece5

  • ΥΠΟΘΕΤΑ ΠΑΙΔΙΚΑ
  • MEDILAX
  • BRONCHIPRET FORTE
  • RAVICTI
  • GLICEROLO MICROCLISMI

Hungary7

  • BRONCHIPRET
  • BRONCHOSTOP KÖHÖGÉS ELLENI
  • MUCOPLANT
  • OMEGAVEN
  • RAVICTI
  • GLICERIN TEVA
  • GLYCEROL IZOTÓNIÁS NACL OLDATBAN TEVA

Iceland1

  • RAVICTI

Latvia5

  • BIONORICA TIMIĀNA UN EFEJAS
  • BRONCHIPRET
  • OMEGAVEN
  • RAVICTI
  • BRONCHIPRET TI

Liechtenstein1

  • RAVICTI

Lithuania6

  • BROLION
  • BRONCHIPRET TI
  • OMEGAVEN
  • PERTUSINAS
  • RAVICTI
  • BRONCHIPRET TI INTENS

Luxembourg7

  • ASPECTON HUSTENSAFT
  • BRONCHICUM
  • BRONCHIPRET SAFT
  • BRONCHIPRET TE
  • MELROSUM
  • PULMOCAP
  • RAVICTI

Malta4

  • RAVICTI
  • TOULARYNX THYM
  • GLYCEROL CHILDREN SELLA
  • GLYCEROL SELLA ADULTS

Norway5

  • MINIDERM
  • RAVICTI
  • CANODERM COMP
  • CANOMINI
  • MINIDERM COMP

Netherlands3

  • OMEGAVEN
  • PULMOCAP
  • RAVICTI

Poland16

  • AVENALAX
  • CZOPKI GLICEROLOWE
  • CZOPKI GLICERYNOWE
  • BRONCHICUM T
  • BRONCHIPRET FORTE
  • BRONCHIPRET TE
  • EMOLIUMLEK
  • HERBAPECT
  • KONTROLA UJEMNA PRICK TEST HAL ALLERGY
  • OMEGAVEN
  • RAVICTI
  • SALLEVIA
  • SYROP TYMIANKOWY ZŁOZONY
  • TUSSIPECT
  • TYMSAL
  • GLICERYNA

Portugal13

  • BEBEGEL
  • DAGRAGEL
  • VEROLAX
  • OMEGAVEN
  • PULMOCAP
  • RAVICTI
  • GLICERINA
  • GLICERINA ADULTO CPCH - COMPANHIA PORTUGUESA CONSUMER HEALTH
  • GLICERINA ADULTO LABIALFARMA
  • GLICERINA DE ADULTO LABORATÓRIOS BASI
  • GLICERINA DE INFANTIL LABORATÓRIOS BASI
  • GLICERINA DE LACTENTE LABORATÓRIOS BASI
  • GLICERINA INFANTIL LABIALFARMA

Romania11

  • SUPOZITOARE CU GLICERINA PENTRU ADULTI
  • SUPOZITOARE CU GLICERINA PENTRU COPII
  • BRONCHIPRET CIMBRU ȘI IEDERĂ
  • BRONCHIPRET EXPECTORANT
  • BRONCHIPRET FORTE
  • OMEGAVEN
  • RAVICTI
  • GLICERINA PENTRU ADULTI ANTIBIOTICE SA
  • GLICERINĂ PENTRU ADULȚI TIS FARMACEUTIC
  • GLICERINA PENTRU COPII ANTIBIOTICE SA
  • GLICERINA PENTRU COPII TIS FARMACEUTIC

Slovakia7

  • SUPPOSITORIA GLYCERINI
  • BRONCHICLEAR
  • BRONCHIPHYL
  • BRONCHIPRET S TYMIANOM A BREČTANOM
  • MUCOPLANT KVAPKY PROTI KAŠĽU
  • OMEGAVEN
  • RAVICTI

Slovenia3

  • OMEGAVEN
  • RAVICTI
  • TIMIJAN IN SLEZ BRONCHOSTOP

Sweden14

  • CREMAROL
  • GLYCOLAN
  • MINIDERM
  • SENSODERM
  • KARBAMID/GLYCEROL ACO
  • MUCOFYL
  • MUCOLION
  • OMEGAVEN
  • RAVICTI
  • MINIDERM COMP
  • MINIDERM DUO
  • MUCOFYL FORTE
  • GLYCEROL EVOLAN
  • GLYCEROL NET

Czechia4

  • SUPPOSITORIA GLYCERINI MAYOLY PHARMA FRANCE
  • BRONCHIPRET TYMIÁN A BŘEČŤAN
  • OMEGAVEN
  • RAVICTI
02Its place in the atlas

One answer out of three.

The atlas gives each molecule one of these three answers. Most call for nothing.

  • Our formula31 molecules
  • An active ingredient to consider59 molecules
  • Nothing to add574 moleculesincluding this one
Fig. 1The outlined square: Glycerol, one molecule among the 664 in the atlas. List: ANSM. Classification: Layer Nutrition.
04Another treatment

Do you also take another treatment?

Type the name written on the box. The atlas gives you its answer.

For example Panadol, Doliprane or paracetamol.