Docusate Sodium

Manufacturer: SDA Laboratories, Inc. | Pharbest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Pharbest Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Effective date: 2011-11-16
Label type: HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version: 1
Source: full-release
Hydrated at: 2026-05-31 22:30:10

Label at a glance#

ProductDocusate Sodium

Active ingredientDocusate Sodium

Label structure8 sections

Indications and uses

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

Dosage and administration

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

Contacts and useful links#

PhoneLabel contact(800) 687-0176

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

Active ingredient (in each softgel)

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Docusate sodium 100 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 currently taking mineral oil, unless directed by a doctor

Ask a doctor before use if you have

OTC - ASK DOCTOR SECTION

stomach pain, nausea or vomiting
have 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
you fail to have a bowel movement after use
you need to use a stool softener laxative for more than 1 week

If pregnant or breast-feeding,

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

doses may be taken as a single daily dose or in divided doses

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

Other information

SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION

each capsule contains sodium 6 mg
store at room temperature 15^o-30^oC (59^o-86^oF)
Tamper Evident: Do not use if imprinted safety seal under cap is broken or missing

Questions?

OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION

Adverse drug event call (800) 687-0176

Principal Display Panel

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

DailyMed RxNorm Mappings#

RxCUI, RxNorm string, TTY table
RxCUI	RxNorm string	TTY	SPL version
1115005	docusate sodium 100 MG Oral Capsule	PSN	1
1115005	docusate sodium 100 MG Oral Capsule	SCD	1
1115005	DOSS Sodium 100 MG Oral Capsule	SY	1

FDA-Initiated Inactive NDC Indexing#

NDC, Effective, Action table
NDC	Effective	Action	Document	Indexing SPL	Related label
66424-030-01	2020-01-31	C162847	48780-1	9d75b9d0-3efe-f424-e053-dadaa90a57ce	Drug Facts
66424-030-10	2020-01-31	C162847	48780-1	9d75b9d0-3efe-f424-e053-dadaa90a57ce	Drug Facts

DailyMed Package Descriptions#

Package NDC, Product, Description table
Package NDC	Product	Description	Form	Quantity	Strength	SPL version
66424-030-01	Docusate Sodium	100 in 1 BOTTLE	CAPSULE, LIQUID FILLED	100		1
66424-030-10	Docusate Sodium	1000 in 1 BOTTLE	CAPSULE, LIQUID FILLED	1000		1

DailyMed Dashboard NDC Coverage#

NDC, Dashboard title, SPL version table
NDC	Dashboard title	SPL version	Validation	Dashboard ZIP
66424-030	DOCUSATE SODIUM (DOCUSATE SODIUM ) CAPSULE, LIQUID FILLED [SDA LABORATORIES, INC.]	1	Legacy NDC, 2 package rows	20111117_d9480871-7671-450c-b7da-79ece4649c6c.zip

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDC	Billing unit	Product NDC	DailyMed indexing SPL	SPL version	Effective
66424-030-01	EA - Each	66424-030	954a6e36-bd1d-416b-ad9f-eb5b37afb759	1	2013-11-04
66424-030-10	EA - Each	66424-030	35c444f8-75d6-4228-b6b7-7aaf107e039b	1	2012-07-24

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 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

Products#

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

DailyMed product names page 1 of 1 · 10 matching rows.

Docusate Sodium
Docusate
D&C RED NO. 33
FD&C RED NO. 40
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6
GELATIN
GLYCERIN
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS
PROPYLENE GLYCOL
SORBITOL

NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDC	Package NDC
66424-030	66424-030-01, 66424-030-10

Ingredients#

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

DailyMed ingredient rows page 1 of 1 · 9 matching rows.

Name, UNII, Kind table
Name	UNII	Kind
Docusate Sodium	F05Q2T2JA0	ACTIB
D&C RED NO. 33	9DBA0SBB0L	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
SORBITOL	506T60A25R	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 6 · 320 matching rows.

DailyMed ingredient, IID ingredient, UNII table
DailyMed ingredient	IID ingredient	UNII	Dosage form / route	Potency	Maximum daily exposure	Match
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	LIQUID / ORAL		53460 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	CAPSULE / ORAL		16 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / INTRAMUSCULAR		2 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	CAPSULE, LIQUID FILLED / ORAL		1042 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING / SUBLINGUAL		13 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	TABLET / PERIODONTAL	0.53 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SOLUTION / TOPICAL		1971 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	TABLET, COATED / ORAL		16 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	TABLET, FILM COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		19 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	POWDER / ORAL		36000 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 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
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	SYSTEM / TOPICAL		6300 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	FILM, SOLUBLE / BUCCAL		5 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	POWDER / ORAL	100 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SUSPENSION / OPHTHALMIC		58 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		428 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	SUSPENSION / ORAL		27120 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	INJECTION / INTRAVENOUS		16624 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 33	D&C RED NO. 33	9DBA0SBB0L	CAPSULE, LIQUID FILLED / ORAL	0.01 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 14 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SUPPOSITORY / VAGINAL	227.9 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SPONGE / TOPICAL	2 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	JELLY / VAGINAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	CONCENTRATE / ORAL	600 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	INJECTION, SUSPENSION / SUBCUTANEOUS	1.6 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	H77VEI93A8	SYRUP / ORAL	4 mg/5ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 34 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	SOLUTION / ORAL	34.8 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	INJECTION / INTRAMUSCULAR		7459 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	PASTE, DENTIFRICE / DENTAL	14 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SOAP / TOPICAL	0.76 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	GEL / VAGINAL		750 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 33	D&C RED NO. 33	9DBA0SBB0L	CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 14 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SUSPENSION / AURICULAR (OTIC)	0.05 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	TABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL		12 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	SOLUTION, CONCENTRATE / INTRAVENOUS	50.33 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	EMULSION / OPHTHALMIC	1.5 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	H77VEI93A8	CAPSULE / ORAL		7 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 34 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	SPRAY, METERED / NASAL		240 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 33	D&C RED NO. 33	9DBA0SBB0L	SYRUP / ORAL		1 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 14 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
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS	14 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	CREAM / VAGINAL		1225 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	AEROSOL, FOAM / TOPICAL	4.95 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	TABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL	2.5 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL		1791 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	DROPS / NASAL	50 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 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	SPONGE / TOPICAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	INJECTION / INTRA-ARTICULAR	45 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 33	D&C RED NO. 33	9DBA0SBB0L	CONCENTRATE / ORAL	0.02 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 14 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	CAPSULE / ORAL		1111 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 33	D&C RED NO. 33	9DBA0SBB0L	TABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 14 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
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	0.01 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 33	D&C RED NO. 33	9DBA0SBB0L	SUSPENSION / ORAL	0.13 mg/5ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 14 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	CREAM, AUGMENTED / TOPICAL	8 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	TABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL		3555 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING / ORAL		120 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	H77VEI93A8	MOUTHWASH / BUCCAL	0.01 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 34 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	TABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL		96 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	CAPSULE, LIQUID FILLED / ORAL		1 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates

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Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
Brand	Generic	Manufacturer	SPL set ID	Effective date	Available safety fields	Join
c7bb68e7-5479-467d-9fc0-fdf5a459486a			d9480871-7671-450c-b7da-79ece4649c6c	2011-11-16	Warnings	Exact identifier spl id: c7bb68e7-5479-467d-9fc0-fdf5a459486a spl set id: d9480871-7671-450c-b7da-79ece4649c6c

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