stool softener

Manufacturer: Shopko Stores Operating Co., LLC.
Effective date: 2012-08-30
Label type: HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version: 1
Source: legacy-cache
Hydrated at: 2026-08-02 01:45:48

Label at a glance#

Productstool softener

Active ingredientDOCUSATE SODIUM

Label structure9 sections

Indications and uses

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

Dosage and administration

Take only by mouth. Doses may be taken as a single daily dose or in divided doses . adults and children over 12 years and over take 1- 3 softgels daily children 2 to under 12 years of age take 1 softgel daily children under 2 years ask a doctor

Storage and handling

each softgel contains: sodium 6 mg store at controlled room temperature 15 o - 30 o C (59 o - 86 o F) *This product is not manufactured or distributed by Purdue Products L.P., owner of the registered trademark Colace ®

Contacts and useful links#

PhoneLabel contact1-877-753-3935

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

Active Ingredient (in each softgel)

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Docusate Sodium 100mg

Purpose

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Stool softener

Uses

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

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

Warnings - Do not use

WARNINGS 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

If pregnant or breastfeeding

OTC - PREGNANCY OR BREAST FEEDING SECTION

ask a health professional before use.

Keep out of reach of children.

OTC - KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN SECTION

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

Directions

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION SECTION

Take only by mouth. Doses may be taken as a single daily dose or in divided doses.

adults and children over 12 years and over	take 1- 3 softgels daily
children 2 to under 12 years of age	take 1 softgel daily
children under 2 years	ask a doctor

Other information

STORAGE AND HANDLING SECTION

each softgel contains: sodium 6 mg
store at controlled room temperature 15^o - 30^o C (59^o- 86^o F)
*This product is not manufactured or distributed by Purdue Products L.P., owner of the registered trademark Colace^®

Inactive Ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

D&C Red #33, edible ink, FD&C Blue #1, FD&C Red #40, FD&C Yellow #6, gelatin, glycerin, polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, purified water, sorbitol special, and titanium dioxide

Questions or comments?

OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION

Call toll free 1-877-753-3935 Monday- Friday 9AM- 5PM EST

Principal display panel

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

*compare to colace® active ingredient

STOOL SOFTENER

Relieves occasional constipation

Docusate Sodium, 100 mg

safe, gentle & reliable

DO NOT USE IF IMPRINTED SAFETY SEAL UNDER CAP IS BROKEN OR MISSING

PACKAGED BY: PL Developments

200 hicks street

westbury NY 11590

Product Labeling

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

Docusate sodium 100 mg

FDA-Initiated Inactive NDC Indexing#

NDC, Effective, Action table
NDC	Effective	Action	Document	Indexing SPL	Related label
37012-110-01	2024-05-22	C162847	48780-1	9d75b9cf-d80e-f424-e053-dadaa90a57ce	Drug Facts
37012-110-01	2020-01-31	C162847	48780-1	9d75b9cf-d80e-f424-e053-dadaa90a57ce	Drug Facts

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
Ingredient	Type	UNII	SPL version
DOCUSATE SODIUM	ACTIVE INGREDIENT	F05Q2T2JA0	1
DOCUSATE	ACTIVE MOIETY	M7P27195AG	1
D&C RED NO. 33	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	9DBA0SBB0L	1
FD&C BLUE NO. 1	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	H3R47K3TBD	1
FD&C RED NO. 40	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	WZB9127XOA	1
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	H77VEI93A8	1
GELATIN	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	2G86QN327L	1
GLYCERIN	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	PDC6A3C0OX	1
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	3WJQ0SDW1A	1
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	6DC9Q167V3	1
SORBITOL	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	506T60A25R	1
TITANIUM DIOXIDE	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	15FIX9V2JP	1
WATER	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	059QF0KO0R	1

Products#

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

DailyMed product names page 1 of 1 · 14 matching rows.

stool softener
DOCUSATE SODIUM
DOCUSATE
D&C RED NO. 33
FD&C BLUE NO. 1
FD&C RED NO. 40
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6
GELATIN
GLYCERIN
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS
PROPYLENE GLYCOL
WATER
SORBITOL
TITANIUM DIOXIDE

NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDC	Package NDC
37012-110	37012-110-01

Ingredients#

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

DailyMed ingredient rows page 1 of 1 · 12 matching rows.

Name, UNII, Kind table
Name	UNII	Kind
DOCUSATE SODIUM	F05Q2T2JA0	ACTIB
D&C RED NO. 33	9DBA0SBB0L	IACT
FD&C BLUE NO. 1	H3R47K3TBD	IACT
FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	IACT
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	H77VEI93A8	IACT
GELATIN	2G86QN327L	IACT
GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	IACT
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS	3WJQ0SDW1A	IACT
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	IACT
WATER	059QF0KO0R	IACT
SORBITOL	506T60A25R	IACT
TITANIUM DIOXIDE	15FIX9V2JP	IACT

Source Document#

Source XML

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.

Inactive ingredient links page 1 of 7 · 397 matching rows.

DailyMed ingredient, IID ingredient, UNII table
DailyMed ingredient	IID ingredient	UNII	Dosage form / route	Potency	Maximum daily exposure	Match
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	PASTE, DENTIFRICE / DENTAL	18 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
TITANIUM DIOXIDE	TITANIUM DIOXIDE	15FIX9V2JP	OINTMENT / TOPICAL	5 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 40 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	POWDER / ORAL	100 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	AEROSOL, FOAM / TOPICAL		21 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	SPRAY / NASAL		49 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	INJECTION / INTRA-ARTICULAR	45 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	TABLET / SUBLINGUAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE / BUCCAL		34 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	TABLET / BUCCAL	0.01 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	H77VEI93A8	CONCENTRATE / ORAL	0.03 mg/5ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 34 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / INTRAMUSCULAR		2 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
TITANIUM DIOXIDE	TITANIUM DIOXIDE	15FIX9V2JP	FILM, SOLUBLE / ORAL		2 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 40 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	CAPSULE, COATED / ORAL	14.21 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
TITANIUM DIOXIDE	TITANIUM DIOXIDE	15FIX9V2JP	CAPSULE, COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 40 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C BLUE NO. 1	FD&C BLUE NO. 1	H3R47K3TBD	SOLUTION / TOPICAL	0.01 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 37 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	AEROSOL, FOAM / TOPICAL		1800 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	TABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL	40 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	SUSPENSION/ DROPS / ORAL		1 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SOLUTION / AURICULAR (OTIC)	63.64 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	SYRUP / ORAL		5700 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SOLUTION, CONCENTRATE / ORAL	200 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	1.7 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 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
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	INJECTION / INTRAVENOUS	20 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 33	D&C RED NO. 33	9DBA0SBB0L	CAPSULE / ORAL		1 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 14 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	DROPS / NASAL	50 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 33	D&C RED NO. 33	9DBA0SBB0L	SHAMPOO / TOPICAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 14 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	SOLUTION/ DROPS / OPHTHALMIC	0.25 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	H77VEI93A8	TABLET / SUBLINGUAL	1 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 34 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	SOLUTION / OPHTHALMIC	1 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 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
TITANIUM DIOXIDE	TITANIUM DIOXIDE	15FIX9V2JP	CAPSULE, LIQUID FILLED / ORAL		12 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 40 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C BLUE NO. 1	FD&C BLUE NO. 1	H3R47K3TBD	CAPSULE, COATED PELLETS / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 37 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SYSTEM / TOPICAL		18144 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	WAFER / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
TITANIUM DIOXIDE	TITANIUM DIOXIDE	15FIX9V2JP	POWDER / ORAL	2 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 40 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SPRAY, METERED / NASAL		13 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	GEL / OPHTHALMIC	0.44 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	SOLUTION/ DROPS / OPHTHALMIC	0.75 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		7 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C BLUE NO. 1	FD&C BLUE NO. 1	H3R47K3TBD	FILM / SUBLINGUAL	0.07 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 37 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	INJECTION / INTRAMUSCULAR	16 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	H77VEI93A8	TABLET / BUCCAL	1 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 34 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	H77VEI93A8	CAPSULE, COATED PELLETS / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 34 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	SOLUTION / RESPIRATORY (INHALATION)	25 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	JELLY / TOPICAL	20 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	GEL / OPHTHALMIC	0.88 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	H77VEI93A8	TABLET, COATED / ORAL	3.17 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 34 equally ranked IID candidates
TITANIUM DIOXIDE	TITANIUM DIOXIDE	15FIX9V2JP	SUPPOSITORY / VAGINAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 40 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	SOLUTION, CONCENTRATE / ORAL	300 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	2.22 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	CAPSULE, COATED / ORAL	25 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	INJECTION, SOLUTION / SUBCUTANEOUS	1.4 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SYSTEM / IONTOPHORESIS		336 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	CREAM, AUGMENTED / TOPICAL	15 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	OINTMENT / TOPICAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	SUSPENSION / ORAL		27120 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
TITANIUM DIOXIDE	TITANIUM DIOXIDE	15FIX9V2JP	PASTE / DENTAL	0.5 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 40 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	SOLUTION / ORAL		22602 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	PASTE / DENTAL	14.6 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates

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Brand	Generic	Manufacturer	SPL set ID	Effective date	Available safety fields	Join
4f182ae8-2d1e-48d2-85ad-3f7fb5ce7b35			9031c063-b21f-45e0-be9e-897510957594	2024-05-22	Warnings	Exact identifier spl set id: 9031c063-b21f-45e0-be9e-897510957594

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