laxative
Macrogol 4000
Eases intestinal transit and treats constipation. This molecule appears in 109 of the medicines we have indexed.
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
- laxative
- Indexed medicines
- 109
- Our answer
- Nothing to add
- Updated
- October 2026
What this medicine is for
This molecule belongs to the “laxative” category. Laxatives ease transit and treat constipation.
In practice: Eases intestinal transit and treats constipation. It is used occasionally or as a short course, long enough to get through an episode.
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
- FORLAX
- CASENLAX
- PROCTOLAX
- GOLAX
- LAXATAN
- OMNILAX
- PEGLAX
- TRANSILAX
- ФОРТРАНС
- CASENJUNIOR
- CLEENLAX
- DULCOBALANCE
No name matches.
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France5
- FORLAX
- FORTRANS
- XIMEPEG
- MACROGOL
- MACROGOL BIOGARAN
Germany10
- FORLAX
- LAXATAN
- LAXBENE FÜR KINDER AB
- LAXBENE JUNIOR FÜR KINDER VON
- LAXBENE JUNIOR MIT COLA-GESCHMACK ZUR ANWENDUNG BEI KINDERN ZWISCHEN
- LAXBENE JUNIOR NEUTRAL ZUR ANWENDUNG BEI KINDERN ZWISCHEN
- LAXOFALK
- CLENSIA
- DARMSPÜLPULVER BERNBURG ZUR ANWENDUNG BEI ERWACHSENEN ZUR ORTHOGRADEN DARMSPÜLUNG
- MACROGOL JUNIOR VON
Spain7
- CASENLAX
- FEMLAX
- OMNILAX
- CASENGLICOL POLVO PARA SOLUCION
- EVACUANTE LAINCO SIMPLE POLVO PARA SOLUCIÓN
- SOLUCIÓN EVACUANTE BOHM POLVO PARA SOLUCIÓN ORAL EN SOBRES
- MACROGOL AUROVITAS
Italy13
- CASENJUNIOR
- CASENLAX
- LAXIPEG
- MACRO P
- PAXABEL
- PERGIDAL
- REGOLINT
- CLENSIA
- COLIREI
- ISOCOLAN
- SELG
- SELG ESSE
- MACROGOL AUROBINDO
United Kingdom2
- DULCOBALANCE
- PEGLAX
Ireland2
- IDROLAX
- PEGLAX
Austria2
- FORLAX
- MACROGOL
Belgium5
- FORLAX
- TRANSILAX
- COLOFORT
- FORLAX JUNIOR
- MACROGOL AB
Bulgaria1
- ФОРТРАНС
Cyprus2
- FORTRANS
- MACROGOL
Denmark2
- CASENLAX
- MACROGOL
Estonia3
- FORLAX
- PROCTOLAX
- FORTRANS
Finland7
- CASENLAX
- MAKROGOLI ORION
- PEGORATIO
- PEGORION
- PEGULOS
- SMOOTHLAX
- COLONSTERIL
Greece4
- CLEENLAX
- TANILAS
- FORTRANS
- CLEENLAX FORTE
Latvia3
- FORLAX
- PROCTOLAX
- FORTRANS
Lithuania3
- FORLAX
- FORTRANS PAKETĖLYJE
- MACROGOL
Luxembourg4
- FORLAX
- TRANSILAX
- COLOFORT
- FORLAX JUNIOR
Norway2
- CASENLAX
- GOLAX
Netherlands6
- FORLAX
- CLENSIA
- COLOFORT
- FORLAX JUNIOR
- MACROGOL
- MACROGOL STRIDES
Poland4
- FORLAX
- CLENSIA
- FORTRANS
- MACROGOL AUROVITAS
Portugal5
- CASENLAX
- FORLAX
- CLENSIA
- FORLAX JÚNIOR
- MACROGOL GENERIS
Romania4
- FORLAX
- PROCTOLAX
- CLENSIA
- FORTRANS
Slovakia4
- FORLAX
- LAXATAN
- CLENSIA
- FORTRANS
Sweden6
- CASENLAX
- FORLAX
- GOLAX
- MAKROGOL EQL
- OMNILAX
- FORLAX JUNIOR
Czechia3
- FORLAX
- CLENSIA
- FORTRANS
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
In the same family
- Liquid paraffin, 44 indexed medicines, Nothing to add
- Macrogol 3350, 315 indexed medicines, Nothing to add
- Bisacodyl, 128 indexed medicines, Nothing to add
- Lactulose (solution), 177 indexed medicines, Nothing to add
- Lactulose, 177 indexed medicines, Nothing to add
- Ispaghula (psyllium), 73 indexed medicines, Nothing to add
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.