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Senna
Essential medicine status
Section:
17. Gastrointestinal medicines 17.4. Laxatives
ATC codes: A06AB06
Indication
Constipation ICD11 code: MG30
Medicine type
Plant-derived medicine
List type
Core
Formulations
Oral > Solid: 7.5 mg (sennosides) (or traditional dosage forms)
EML status history
First added in 1977 (TRS 615)
Changed in 1979 (TRS 641)
Changed in 1984 (TRS 722)
Changed in 2007 (TRS 950)
Changed in 2021 (TRS 1035)
Sex
All
Age
Adolescents and adults
Therapeutic alternatives
bisacodyl (ATC codes: A06AB02)
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
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Senna
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Senna (Sennosides)
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
Following the review of square box listings on the EML and EMLc, the Expert Committee recommended bisacodyl be specified as a therapeutic alternative under the square box listing for senna on the EML.