Stool Softener

Manufacturer: Care One (American Sales Company)
Effective date: 2019-10-30
Label type: HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version: 4
Source: legacy-cache
Hydrated at: 2026-08-02 00:04:10

Label at a glance#

ProductStool Softener Gentle Relief

Active ingredientDOCUSATE SODIUM

Label structure10 sections

Indications and uses

temporary relief of occasional constipation and irregularity this product generally produces a bowel movement in 12 to 72 hours.

Dosage and administration

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

Storage and handling

each softgel contains: sodium 7 mg store at 25 o C (77 o ); excursions permitted between 15-30 o C (59-86 o F)

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 100 mg

Purpose

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Stool softener laxative

Purpose

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Stool Softener Laxative

Uses

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

temporary relief of occasional constipation and irregularity
this product generally produces a bowel movement in 12 to 72 hours.

Warnings

WARNINGS SECTION

Ask a doctor before use if you have

OTC - ASK DOCTOR SECTION

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

Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are

OTC - ASK DOCTOR/PHARMACIST SECTION

presently taking mineral oil

Stop use and ask a doctor if

OTC - STOP USE SECTION

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

If pregnant or breast-feeding,

OTC - PREGNANCY OR BREAST FEEDING SECTION

ask a health care 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 with a glass of water

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

Other information

STORAGE AND HANDLING SECTION

each softgel contains: sodium 7 mg
store at 25^oC (77^o); excursions permitted between 15-30^o C (59-86^o F)

Inactive Ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

edible ink, FD&C Red #40, FD&C Yellow #6, gelatin, glycerin, medium chain triglycerides*, polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol*, purified water, sorbitan, sorbitol

*contains one or more of these ingredients

Questions or Comments ?

OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION

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

Principal Display Panel

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

Compare to the active ingredient in Dulcolax® Stool Softener†

STOOL SOFTENER LAXATIVE

Docusate Sodium 100 mg

FAST, DEPENDABLE RELIEF OF OCCASIONAL CONSTIPATION

SOFTGELS

TAMPER EVIDENT: DO NOT USE IF PRINTED SAFETY SEAL UNDER CAP IS BROKEN OR MISSING

KEEP OUTER CARTON FOR COMPLETE WARNINGS AND PRODUCT INFORMATION

DISTRIBUTED BY FOODHOLD U.S.A., LLC

LANDOVER, MD 20785

†This product is not manufactured or distributed by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., distributor of Dulcolax®.

Product Label

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
Ingredient	Type	UNII	SPL version
DOCUSATE SODIUM	ACTIVE INGREDIENT	F05Q2T2JA0	1
DOCUSATE	ACTIVE MOIETY	M7P27195AG	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
MEDIUM-CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	C9H2L21V7U	1
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	3WJQ0SDW1A	1
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	6DC9Q167V3	1
SORBITAN	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	6O92ICV9RU	1
SORBITOL	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	506T60A25R	1
WATER	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	059QF0KO0R	1

Products#

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

DailyMed product names page 1 of 1 · 13 matching rows.

Stool Softener Gentle Relief
DOCUSATE SODIUM
DOCUSATE
FD&C RED NO. 40
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6
GELATIN
GLYCERIN
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL, UNSPECIFIED
PROPYLENE GLYCOL
WATER
SORBITOL
SORBITAN
MEDIUM-CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES

NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDC	Package NDC
41520-244	41520-244-25

Ingredients#

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

DailyMed ingredient rows page 1 of 1 · 11 matching rows.

Name, UNII, Kind table
Name	UNII	Kind
DOCUSATE SODIUM	F05Q2T2JA0	ACTIB
FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	IACT
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	H77VEI93A8	IACT
GELATIN	2G86QN327L	IACT
GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	IACT
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL, UNSPECIFIED	3WJQ0SDW1A	IACT
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	IACT
WATER	059QF0KO0R	IACT
SORBITOL	506T60A25R	IACT
SORBITAN	6O92ICV9RU	IACT
MEDIUM-CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES	C9H2L21V7U	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 · 327 matching rows.

DailyMed ingredient, IID ingredient, UNII table
DailyMed ingredient	IID ingredient	UNII	Dosage form / route	Potency	Maximum daily exposure	Match
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	AEROSOL, METERED / RECTAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	PASTE, DENTIFRICE / DENTAL	18 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	LOTION / TOPICAL		3392 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	DOUCHE / VAGINAL	1 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	TABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL		96 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	TABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL		24 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	POWDER / RESPIRATORY (INHALATION)	100 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	INJECTION, SOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS		4000 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
MEDIUM-CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES	MEDIUM-CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES	C9H2L21V7U	SPRAY / TOPICAL		540 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 18 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
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	H77VEI93A8	LIQUID / ORAL	0.2 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 34 equally ranked IID candidates
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	ELIXIR / ORAL	12.5 mg/5ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	SUSPENSION / OPHTHALMIC	0.6 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	SYSTEM / TOPICAL		1050 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	CREAM / TOPICAL		1720 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
MEDIUM-CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES	MEDIUM-CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES	C9H2L21V7U	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	0.37 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 18 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SOLUTION / TOPICAL		1971 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	EMULSION / OPHTHALMIC		3 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	INJECTION / INTRAMUSCULAR	16 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	CONCENTRATE / ORAL	600 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL		1791 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	CREAM / VAGINAL		60 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SYSTEM / TOPICAL		18144 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	CAPSULE, COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	LIQUID / TOPICAL	1 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SOLUTION / ORAL		32400 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	CLOTH / TOPICAL	0.05 mg/mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SUSPENSION/ DROPS / ORAL		750 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	SUSPENSION / ORAL	100 mg/5ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	INJECTION / INTRAMUSCULAR		7459 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	H77VEI93A8	GEL / TOPICAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 34 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	EMULSION / INTRAVENOUS	2.2 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SPRAY / NASAL	22.3 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 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
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		239 mg	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
MEDIUM-CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES	MEDIUM-CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES	C9H2L21V7U	LOTION / TOPICAL	7 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 18 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	AEROSOL, FOAM / TOPICAL		1800 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	CAPSULE, COATED / ORAL	14.21 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
MEDIUM-CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES	MEDIUM-CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES	C9H2L21V7U	SOLUTION / ORAL		5566 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 18 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	GEL / RECTAL		3315 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	CAPSULE / ORAL		1072 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	CREAM, AUGMENTED / TOPICAL	15 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 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
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	TABLET / ORAL		7 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	SYRUP / ORAL	4370 mg/5ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	INJECTION / INTRADERMAL	1.6 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	SWAB / TOPICAL	34.6 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	AEROSOL, FOAM / TOPICAL		21 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	EMULSION / TOPICAL	7 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		7 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	SHAMPOO / TOPICAL		2 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	GUM, CHEWING / BUCCAL		5110 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 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
MEDIUM-CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES	MEDIUM-CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES	C9H2L21V7U	INJECTION, EMULSION / INTRAVENOUS	1.1 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 18 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	ELIXIR / ORAL	833.3 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	INJECTION / INTRACAVITARY	0.05 ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL		3 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	TABLET, COATED / ORAL	42.12 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates

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Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
Brand	Generic	Manufacturer	SPL set ID	Effective date	Available safety fields	Join
34a24fac-7344-4072-b7f9-e5ad555b484f			a3a5ae25-9104-4e94-9049-0841fae51e01	2019-10-30	Warnings	Exact identifier spl id: 34a24fac-7344-4072-b7f9-e5ad555b484f spl set id: a3a5ae25-9104-4e94-9049-0841fae51e01

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