Dulcolax® Pink ™ tablets Bisacodyl (USP) 5 mg Tablets/Stimulant Laxative

Manufacturer: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Effective date: 2018-12-18
Label type: HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version: 3
Source: legacy-cache
Hydrated at: 2026-08-02 00:40:47

Label at a glance#

ProductDulcolax Pink

Active ingredientBISACODYL

Label structure15 sections

Storage and handling

Other information store at 20-25°C (68-77°F) protect from excessive humidity

Contacts and useful links#

PhoneLabel contact1-888-285-9159

Websitewww.dulcolax.com

www.Dulcolax.com

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Drug Facts

Active ingredient (in each tablet)	Purpose
Bisacodyl (USP) 5 mg	Stimulant laxative

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Use

for temporary relief of occasional constipation and irregularity
this product generally produces bowel movement in 6 to 12 hours

WARNINGS SECTION

Warnings

Do not use if you cannot swallow without chewing

OTC - ASK DOCTOR SECTION

Ask a doctor before use if you have

stomach pain, nausea or vomiting
a sudden change in bowel habits that lasts more than 2 weeks

OTC - WHEN USING SECTION

When using this product

it may cause stomach discomfort, faintness and cramps
do not chew or crush tablet(s)
do not use within 1 hour after taking an antacid or milk

OTC - STOP USE SECTION

Stop use and ask a doctor if

you have rectal bleeding or no bowel movement after using this product. These could be signs of a serious condition.
you need to use a laxative for more than 1 week

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.

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION SECTION

Directions take with a glass of water

adults and children 12 years and over	1 to 3 tablets in a single daily dose
children 6 to under 12 years of age	1 tablet in a single daily dose
children under 6 years of age	ask a doctor

STORAGE AND HANDLING SECTION

Other information

store at 20-25°C (68-77°F)
protect from excessive humidity

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Inactive ingredients acacia gum, ammonium hydroxide, beeswax, carnauba wax, D&C Red #27 aluminum lake, ethanol, FD&C Blue #2 aluminum lake, FD&C Yellow #6 aluminum lake, glycerol, glyceryl monostearate, iron oxide, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, methacrylic acid ethyl acrylate copolymer,methyl paraben, modified corn starch, polyethylene glycol 6000, polysorbate 80, povidone, propylene glycol, propyl paraben, shellac, sodium benzoate, sucrose, talc, titanium dioxide, triethyl citrate

OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION

Questions? call 1-888-285-9159 (English/Spanish), M – F, 8:30 – 5 EST, or visit www.Dulcolax.com

Distributed by: Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) Consumer Health Care Products Division of BI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, CT 06877. Product of Italy. Manufactured in Mexico. © 2016, BI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. All rights reserved.

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

Dulcolax Pink^® 25 Tablets Carton

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

Dulcolax Pink^® 25 Tablets Carton

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

Dulcolax Pink^® 25 Tablets Carton

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
Ingredient	Type	UNII	SPL version
bisacodyl	ACTIVE INGREDIENT	10X0709Y6I	1
bisacodyl	ACTIVE MOIETY	10X0709Y6I	1
acacia	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	5C5403N26O	1
aluminum oxide	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	LMI26O6933	1
ammonia	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	5138Q19F1X	1
calcium carbonate	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	H0G9379FGK	1
carnauba wax	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	R12CBM0EIZ	1
D&C Red NO. 27	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	2LRS185U6K	1
FD&C Blue NO. 2	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	L06K8R7DQK	1
FD&C Yellow NO. 6	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	H77VEI93A8	1
ferrosoferric oxide	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	XM0M87F357	1
hypromelloses	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	3NXW29V3WO	1
lactose	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	J2B2A4N98G	1
magnesium stearate	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	70097M6I30	1
methylparaben	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	A2I8C7HI9T	1
polydextrose	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	VH2XOU12IE	1
polyethylene glycols	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	3WJQ0SDW1A	1
polyvinyl acetate phthalate	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	58QVG85GW3	1
povidone	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	FZ989GH94E	1
propylene glycol	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	6DC9Q167V3	1
propylparaben	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	Z8IX2SC1OH	1
shellac	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	46N107B71O	1
silicon dioxide	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	ETJ7Z6XBU4	1
sodium alginate	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	C269C4G2ZQ	1
sodium benzoate	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	OJ245FE5EU	1
sodium bicarbonate	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	8MDF5V39QO	1
starch, corn	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	O8232NY3SJ	1
stearic acid	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	4ELV7Z65AP	1
sucrose	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	C151H8M554	1
talc	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	7SEV7J4R1U	1
titanium dioxide	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	15FIX9V2JP	1
triacetin	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	XHX3C3X673	1
triethyl citrate	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	8Z96QXD6UM	1

Products#

Every source-derived product name is available through these pages.

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Dulcolax Pink
bisacodyl
DEACETYLBISACODYL
ACACIA
AMMONIA
YELLOW WAX
CARNAUBA WAX
STARCH, CORN
D&C RED NO. 27
ALCOHOL
FD&C BLUE NO. 2
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6
GLYCERIN
GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE
FERRIC OXIDE RED
LACTOSE MONOHYDRATE
MAGNESIUM STEARATE
METHACRYLIC ACID - ETHYL ACRYLATE COPOLYMER (1:1) TYPE A
METHYLPARABEN
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 6000
POLYSORBATE 80
PROPYLENE GLYCOL
PROPYLPARABEN
SHELLAC
SODIUM BENZOATE
SUCROSE
TALC
TITANIUM DIOXIDE
TRIETHYL CITRATE
povidone, unspecified

NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDC	Package NDC
0597-0169	0597-0169-29, 0597-0169-26, 0597-0169-37
0597-0051	0597-0051-86, 0597-0051-14, 0597-0051-26, 0597-0051-29, 0597-0051-37
0597-0335	0597-0335-34, 0597-0335-79, 0597-0335-29, 0597-0335-02

Ingredients#

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

DailyMed ingredient rows page 1 of 3 · 84 matching rows.

Name, UNII, Kind table
Name	UNII	Kind
BISACODYL	10X0709Y6I	ACTIB
ACACIA	5C5403N26O	IACT
AMMONIA	5138Q19F1X	IACT
YELLOW WAX	2ZA36H0S2V	IACT
CARNAUBA WAX	R12CBM0EIZ	IACT
STARCH, CORN	O8232NY3SJ	IACT
D&C RED NO. 27	2LRS185U6K	IACT
ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	IACT
FD&C BLUE NO. 2	L06K8R7DQK	IACT
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	H77VEI93A8	IACT
GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	IACT
GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE	230OU9XXE4	IACT
FERRIC OXIDE RED	1K09F3G675	IACT
LACTOSE MONOHYDRATE	EWQ57Q8I5X	IACT
MAGNESIUM STEARATE	70097M6I30	IACT
METHACRYLIC ACID - ETHYL ACRYLATE COPOLYMER (1:1) TYPE A	NX76LV5T8J	IACT
METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	IACT
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 6000	30IQX730WE	IACT
POLYSORBATE 80	6OZP39ZG8H	IACT
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	IACT
PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	IACT
SHELLAC	46N107B71O	IACT
SODIUM BENZOATE	OJ245FE5EU	IACT
SUCROSE	C151H8M554	IACT
TALC	7SEV7J4R1U	IACT
TITANIUM DIOXIDE	15FIX9V2JP	IACT
TRIETHYL CITRATE	8Z96QXD6UM	IACT
povidone, unspecified	FZ989GH94E	IACT
BISACODYL	10X0709Y6I	ACTIB
ACACIA	5C5403N26O	IACT
AMMONIA	5138Q19F1X	IACT
YELLOW WAX	2ZA36H0S2V	IACT
CARNAUBA WAX	R12CBM0EIZ	IACT
STARCH, CORN	O8232NY3SJ	IACT
D&C RED NO. 27	2LRS185U6K	IACT
ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	IACT
FD&C BLUE NO. 2	L06K8R7DQK	IACT
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	H77VEI93A8	IACT
GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	IACT
GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE	230OU9XXE4	IACT

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Inactive ingredient matches#

Inactive Ingredient Database values describe FDA-listed use contexts. The match method and ambiguity count are shown because ingredient names, routes, and dosage forms are not always unique. Browse recovered IID releases and source provenance.

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DailyMed ingredient, IID ingredient, UNII table
DailyMed ingredient	IID ingredient	UNII	Dosage form / route	Potency	Maximum daily exposure	Match
stearic acid	STEARIC ACID	4ELV7Z65AP	TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING / ORAL		10 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 26 equally ranked IID candidates
sodium bicarbonate	SODIUM BICARBONATE	8MDF5V39QO	FILM, SOLUBLE / ORAL		2 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 34 equally ranked IID candidates
silicon dioxide	SILICON DIOXIDE	ETJ7Z6XBU4	POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL		2553 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 49 equally ranked IID candidates
propylene glycol	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	SUPPOSITORY / VAGINAL	252 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
propylene glycol	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	CAPSULE, COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
titanium dioxide	TITANIUM DIOXIDE	15FIX9V2JP	GUM, CHEWING / BUCCAL		182 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 40 equally ranked IID candidates
titanium dioxide	TITANIUM DIOXIDE	15FIX9V2JP	CAPSULE, COATED PELLETS / ORAL	4.4 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 40 equally ranked IID candidates
acacia	ACACIA	5C5403N26O	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	34.4 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 19 equally ranked IID candidates
ammonia	AMMONIA SOLUTION	5138Q19F1X	CAPSULE / ORAL	0.01 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 14 equally ranked IID candidates
sucrose	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	LOZENGE / BUCCAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
sucrose	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	295.33 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
sodium benzoate	SODIUM BENZOATE	OJ245FE5EU	CAPSULE / ORAL	8.5 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 35 equally ranked IID candidates
propylparaben	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	TABLET, COATED / ORAL	0.8 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
sodium bicarbonate	SODIUM BICARBONATE	8MDF5V39QO	INJECTION / INTRAVENOUS	812 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 34 equally ranked IID candidates
triethyl citrate	TRIETHYL CITRATE	8Z96QXD6UM	TABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL		34 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 19 equally ranked IID candidates
hypromelloses	HYPROMELLOSE	3NXW29V3WO	GRANULE, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL	1.7 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 27 equally ranked IID candidates
sucrose	SUCROSE	C151H8M554	TABLET, COATED / ORAL	516.42 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 48 equally ranked IID candidates
sodium bicarbonate	SODIUM BICARBONATE	8MDF5V39QO	INJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED, FOR SOLUTION / INTRAMUSCULAR	ADJ PH		Exact identifier — unii candidate 34 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C Blue NO. 2	FD&C BLUE NO. 2	L06K8R7DQK	TABLET, COATED / ORAL	24.12 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 11 equally ranked IID candidates
silicon dioxide	SILICON DIOXIDE	ETJ7Z6XBU4	GRANULE, FOR SOLUTION / ORAL	1.8 mg/120ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 49 equally ranked IID candidates
talc	TALC	7SEV7J4R1U	CAPSULE, COATED / ORAL		87 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 35 equally ranked IID candidates
triethyl citrate	TRIETHYL CITRATE	8Z96QXD6UM	INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / INTRAMUSCULAR		10 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 19 equally ranked IID candidates
propylparaben	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	CONCENTRATE / ORAL	2.5 mg/5ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
polyvinyl acetate phthalate	POLYVINYL ACETATE PHTHALATE	58QVG85GW3	CAPSULE / ORAL		48 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 4 equally ranked IID candidates
lactose	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	TABLET / RECTAL	20 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
propylene glycol	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	LIQUID / RESPIRATORY (INHALATION)	10 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
hypromelloses	HYPROMELLOSE	3NXW29V3WO	SUSPENSION / ORAL		305 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 27 equally ranked IID candidates
propylene glycol	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	CONCENTRATE / ORAL		7000 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
magnesium stearate	MAGNESIUM STEARATE	70097M6I30	POWDER / TOPICAL		104 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 39 equally ranked IID candidates
talc	TALC	7SEV7J4R1U	OINTMENT / TOPICAL	74.6 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 35 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C Yellow NO. 6	FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	H77VEI93A8	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		8 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 34 equally ranked IID candidates
ammonia	AMMONIA SOLUTION	5138Q19F1X	SOLUTION / OPHTHALMIC	ADJ PH		Exact identifier — unii candidate 14 equally ranked IID candidates
methylparaben	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	ENEMA / RECTAL	0.18 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
propylparaben	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	FILM, SOLUBLE / BUCCAL		1 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
talc	TALC	7SEV7J4R1U	TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL		349 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 35 equally ranked IID candidates
lactose	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	TABLET / ORAL	2500 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
methylparaben	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	INJECTION / PERIDURAL	1 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
starch, corn	STARCH, CORN	O8232NY3SJ	CAPSULE, COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		19 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 22 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C Blue NO. 2	FD&C BLUE NO. 2	L06K8R7DQK	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	0.22 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 11 equally ranked IID candidates
propylene glycol	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	SUSPENSION/ DROPS / TOPICAL	0.75 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C Red NO. 27	D&C RED NO. 27	2LRS185U6K	POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL	1.67 mg/5ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 4 equally ranked IID candidates
calcium carbonate	CALCIUM CARBONATE	H0G9379FGK	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL		20 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 15 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C Yellow NO. 6	FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	H77VEI93A8	POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL		6 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 34 equally ranked IID candidates
magnesium stearate	MAGNESIUM STEARATE	70097M6I30	TABLET / SUBLINGUAL	17.5 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 39 equally ranked IID candidates
propylparaben	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	JELLY / NASAL	140 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
lactose	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	TABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL	590 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
silicon dioxide	SILICON DIOXIDE	ETJ7Z6XBU4	GEL / NASAL		20 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 49 equally ranked IID candidates
propylparaben	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	GEL / VAGINAL		2 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
methylparaben	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	EMULSION / TOPICAL	0.2 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
methylparaben	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	DROPS / OPHTHALMIC	0.01 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
calcium carbonate	CALCIUM CARBONATE	H0G9379FGK	CAPSULE / ORAL	349.9 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 15 equally ranked IID candidates
ferrosoferric oxide	FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE	XM0M87F357	TABLET, COATED / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 10 equally ranked IID candidates
lactose	LACTOSE	J2B2A4N98G	CAPSULE / ORAL	530 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 36 equally ranked IID candidates
stearic acid	STEARIC ACID	4ELV7Z65AP	TABLET, FILM COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		120 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 26 equally ranked IID candidates
sodium benzoate	SODIUM BENZOATE	OJ245FE5EU	POWDER, FOR SOLUTION / ORAL		98 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 35 equally ranked IID candidates
sodium benzoate	SODIUM BENZOATE	OJ245FE5EU	GEL / DENTAL	0.08 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 35 equally ranked IID candidates
hypromelloses	HYPROMELLOSE	3NXW29V3WO	TABLET, COATED / ORAL		58 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 27 equally ranked IID candidates
methylparaben	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	CREAM / TOPICAL		3000 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
shellac	SHELLAC	46N107B71O	CAPSULE, COATED PELLETS / ORAL	29 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 13 equally ranked IID candidates
methylparaben	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	GEL / VAGINAL		8 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates

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Brand	Generic	Manufacturer	SPL set ID	Effective date	Available safety fields	Join
3c1d01b4-0164-4ba9-8410-64c5b3b8c850			265db5aa-7f7b-b91e-92a3-0aa97b251be5	2021-11-01	Warnings	Exact identifier spl set id: 265db5aa-7f7b-b91e-92a3-0aa97b251be5

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