OBJECTIVE: To establish a method for the determination of related substances in bisacodyl raw material and enteric-coated tablet. METHODS:HPLC was performed on the column of Hibar C18 with mobile phase of acetonitrile -20 mmol/L ammonium acetate (acetic acid adjust pH to 5.0)(55 ∶ 45,V/V), detection wavelength was 265 nm, flow rate was 1.0 ml/min, column temperature was 30℃, and the injection volume was 20 μl. RESULTS: The linear range of bisacodyl was 0.25-5.0 mg/ml(r=0.999 9); the limits of detection and quantification were 19-25 ng and 61-68 ng for bisacodyl and impurity A, B, C, D and E; RSDs of precision, stability and reproducibility tests were lower than 2%; recovery was 99.50%-101.00% (RSD=0.5%,n=9). CONCLUSIONS: The method is specific, sensitive and reproducible, and can be used for the determination of related substance in bisacodyl raw material and enteric-coated tablet.