bisacodyl

Bisacodyl (Fenilaxan) is a diphenylmethane stimulant laxative used for the treatment of constipation and for bowel evacuation.

Desacetyl bisacodyl, the active metabolite of the laxative bisacodyl, evokes epithelial Cl(-) secretion in the rat colon and rectum, in addition to increasing mucus and chloride secretion [1].

2-(Hydroxymethyl)pyridine (Piconol) is used as an organic synthesis and medicinal chemistry intermediate for the synthesis of the stimulant laxative bisacodyl, and as a pyridinol with hypoglycemic activity.

Oxyphenisatine (Oxyphenisatin), along with related bisacodyl, sodium picosulfate, and phenolphthalein, isa precursor of oxyphenisatine, which has anticancer activity. Oxyphenisatine is often used as a laxative and can cause liver damage when used long-term.