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Docusate Sodium

Manufacturer
Cardinal Health
Effective date
2022-03-14
Label type
HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version
9
Source
legacy-cache
Hydrated at
2026-08-01 22:05:46

Label at a glance#

ProductDocusate Sodium
Active ingredientDOCUSATE SODIUM
Label structure11 sections

Indications and uses

• relieves occasional constipation (irregularity) • generally produces bowel movement in 12 to 72 hours

Dosage and administration

• Dose once daily • take with 6 to 8 oz of milk, juice or infant formula to mask the bitter taste. adults and children 12 years and older 5 to 20 mL (1 to 4 teaspoonfuls) children 6 to under 12 years of age 5 to 10 mL (1 to 2 teaspoonfuls) children 3 to under 6 years of age 2.5 to 5 mL (1/2 to 1 teaspoonful) children under 3 years ask a doctor

Storage and handling

• Sodium content: 14 mg/ 5 mL • Store at controlled room temperature, 20° - 25°C (68° - 77°F) • Protect from freezing • Protect from light • Purple colored, cherry flavored liquid supplied in the following: Overbagged with 5 x 10 mL cups per bag, NDC 55154-9401-5

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION

Drug Facts

Active ingredient (in each 5 mL)

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Docusate sodium 50 mg

Purpose

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Stool softener

Uses

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

  • relieves occasional constipation (irregularity)
  • generally produces bowel movement in 12 to 72 hours

Warnings

WARNINGS SECTION

Do not use

OTC - DO NOT USE SECTION

  • if you are presently taking mineral oil, unless told to do so by a doctor

Ask a doctor before use if you have

OTC - ASK DOCTOR SECTION

  • stomach pain
  • nausea
  • vomiting
  • noticed a sudden change in bowel habits that lasts over 2 weeks

Stop use and ask a doctor if

OTC - STOP USE SECTION

  • you have rectal bleeding or fail to have a bowel movement after use of a laxative. These could be signs of a serious condition.
  • you need to use a stool softener laxative for more than 1 week
  • rash occurs

OTC - PREGNANCY OR BREAST FEEDING SECTION

If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use.

OTC - KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN SECTION

Keep out of reach of children. In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

Directions

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION SECTION

  • Dose once daily
  • take with 6 to 8 oz of milk, juice or infant formula to mask the bitter taste.

adults and children 12 years and older

5 to 20 mL (1 to 4 teaspoonfuls)

children 6 to under 12 years of age

5 to 10 mL (1 to 2 teaspoonfuls)

children 3 to under 6 years of age

2.5 to 5 mL (1/2 to 1 teaspoonful)

children under 3 years

ask a doctor

Other information

STORAGE AND HANDLING SECTION

  • Sodium content: 14 mg/ 5 mL
  • Store at controlled room temperature, 20° - 25°C (68° - 77°F)
  • Protect from freezing
  • Protect from light
  • Purple colored, cherry flavored liquid supplied in the following:

    Overbagged with 5 x 10 mL cups per bag, NDC 55154-9401-5

Inactive ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Citric acid, D&C Red No. 33, flavoring, glycerin, propylene glycol, purified water, sodium citrate, sodium saccharin, and sorbitol.

Questions or comments?

OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION

Call 1-800-845-8210

SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION

MANUFACTURED BY

Pharmaceutical Associates, Inc.

Greenville, SC 29605

Distributed By:

Cardinal Health

Dublin, OH 43017

L32992030421

R11/20

PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

Docusate Sodium Liquid

100 mg/ 10mL

Stool Softener Laxative

5 Cups

bag label
bag label

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDCBilling unitProduct NDCDailyMed indexing SPLSPL versionEffective
0121-0544-10ML - Milliliter0121-054440512368-e5ba-4acf-908d-c9b1ea0ac09512014-10-03

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
IngredientTypeUNIISPL versionUploaded
DOCUSATE SODIUMACTIVE INGREDIENTF05Q2T2JA03
DOCUSATEACTIVE MOIETYM7P27195AG3
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATEINACTIVE INGREDIENT2968PHW8QP3
D&C RED NO. 33INACTIVE INGREDIENT9DBA0SBB0L3
GLYCERININACTIVE INGREDIENTPDC6A3C0OX3
PROPYLENE GLYCOLINACTIVE INGREDIENT6DC9Q167V33
SACCHARIN SODIUMINACTIVE INGREDIENTSB8ZUX40TY3
SODIUM CITRATEINACTIVE INGREDIENT1Q73Q2JULR3
SORBITOLINACTIVE INGREDIENT506T60A25R3
WATERINACTIVE INGREDIENT059QF0KO0R3

Products#

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NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDCPackage NDC
55154-940155154-9401-5
0121-0544

Ingredients#

Every source-derived ingredient row is available through these pages.

DailyMed ingredient rows page 1 of 1 · 8 matching rows.

Name, UNII, Kind table
NameUNIIKind
SACCHARIN SODIUMSB8ZUX40TYIACT
PROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3IACT
TRISODIUM CITRATE DIHYDRATEB22547B95KIACT
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACIDXF417D3PSLIACT
SORBITOL506T60A25RIACT
GLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXIACT
WATER059QF0KO0RIACT
DOCUSATE SODIUMF05Q2T2JA0ACTIB

Source Document#

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Inactive ingredient matches#

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CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATECITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE2968PHW8QPTABLET / ORAL914 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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SORBITOLSORBITOL506T60A25RPOWDER / ORAL36000 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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SORBITOLSORBITOL506T60A25RCONCENTRATE / ORAL600 mg/1mlExact identifier — unii candidate
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CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATECITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE2968PHW8QPINJECTION / SOFT TISSUEADJ PHExact identifier — unii candidate
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PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3AEROSOL, FOAM / VAGINAL6.4 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
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PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3AEROSOL, FOAM / TOPICAL1800 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATECITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE2968PHW8QPSUSPENSION/ DROPS / ORAL19 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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SORBITOLSORBITOL506T60A25RSYRUP / ORAL4370 mg/5mlExact identifier — unii candidate
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PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3INJECTION, SOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS4000 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
81 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXJELLY / VAGINALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
75 equally ranked IID candidates
SACCHARIN SODIUMSACCHARIN SODIUMSB8ZUX40TYTABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL2 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
34 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXSPRAY / NASAL22.3 mg/1mlExact identifier — unii candidate
75 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3SWAB / TOPICAL34.6 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
81 equally ranked IID candidates
SACCHARIN SODIUMSACCHARIN SODIUMSB8ZUX40TYFILM, SOLUBLE / BUCCAL2 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
34 equally ranked IID candidates
SACCHARIN SODIUMSACCHARIN SODIUMSB8ZUX40TYTABLET / BUCCAL0.4 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXCREAM / VAGINAL60 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATECITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE2968PHW8QPSPRAY / NASAL9 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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SORBITOLSORBITOL506T60A25RTABLET / SUBLINGUAL50.5 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATECITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE2968PHW8QPTABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL7 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
88 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL1.7 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
81 equally ranked IID candidates
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATECITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE2968PHW8QPSOLUTION / AURICULAR (OTIC)0.2 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
88 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOLSORBITOL506T60A25RSPRAY / NASAL49 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXFILM, EXTENDED RELEASE / BUCCAL34 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
75 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3GEL / RECTAL3315 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
81 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXLOTION / TOPICAL3990 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
75 equally ranked IID candidates
SACCHARIN SODIUMSACCHARIN SODIUMSB8ZUX40TYCONCENTRATE / ORAL6 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
34 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3CONCENTRATE / ORAL7000 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
81 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOLSORBITOL506T60A25RINJECTION, SOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS4050 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOLSORBITOL506T60A25RINJECTION / INTRA-ARTICULAR45 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3TABLET, FILM COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL19 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
81 equally ranked IID candidates
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATECITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE2968PHW8QPINJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS608 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
88 equally ranked IID candidates
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATECITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE2968PHW8QPSOLUTION / INTRAOCULAR1 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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SACCHARIN SODIUMSACCHARIN SODIUMSB8ZUX40TYTABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING / ORAL10 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
34 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3OINTMENT, AUGMENTED / TOPICAL714 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
81 equally ranked IID candidates
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATECITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE2968PHW8QPINJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION / INTRAMUSCULARNAExact identifier — unii candidate
88 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOLSORBITOL506T60A25RCREAM, AUGMENTED / TOPICAL15 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
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CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATECITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE2968PHW8QPDROPS / ORALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
88 equally ranked IID candidates
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATECITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE2968PHW8QPSYSTEM / TOPICAL0.2 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
88 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXTABLET / PERIODONTAL0.53 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXJELLY / TOPICALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXINJECTION, SOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS15 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXSOLUTION/ DROPS / OPHTHALMIC12 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATECITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE2968PHW8QPSYRUP / ORAL722 mg/5mlExact identifier — unii candidate
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SORBITOLSORBITOL506T60A25RELIXIR / ORAL833.3 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOLSORBITOL506T60A25RGUM, CHEWING / BUCCAL5110 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATECITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE2968PHW8QPSYSTEM / IONTOPHORESIS0.2 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATECITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE2968PHW8QPLOTION / TOPICAL0.85 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
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CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATECITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE2968PHW8QPINJECTION, SUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / INTRAMUSCULAR38 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3OINTMENT / DENTALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
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GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXSOLUTION, CONCENTRATE / ORAL200 mg/1mlExact identifier — unii candidate
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GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXCLOTH / TOPICAL0.05 mg/mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXSUSPENSION/ DROPS / OPHTHALMIC2.5 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
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D&C RED NO. 33D&C RED NO. 339DBA0SBB0LCAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
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GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXINJECTION, SOLUTION / INTRAMUSCULAR15 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
75 equally ranked IID candidates
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATECITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE2968PHW8QPSOLUTION / BUCCALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
88 equally ranked IID candidates
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATECITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE2968PHW8QPFILM / SUBLINGUAL10 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
88 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 33D&C RED NO. 339DBA0SBB0LSOLUTION / DENTALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
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GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXSOLUTION / ORAL32400 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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SORBITOLSORBITOL506T60A25RPOWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL12000 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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