DOCUSATE SODIUM

Manufacturer: DIRECT RX
Effective date: 2015-05-14
Label type: HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version: 2
Source: full-release
Hydrated at: 2026-05-31 22:42:32

Label at a glance#

ProductDOCUSATE SODIUM

Active ingredientDOCUSATE SODIUM

Label structure8 sections

Contacts and useful links#

PhoneLabel contact1-800-645-2158

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Docusate Sodium 100 mg

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Stool softener

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

for prevention of dry, hard stools
for relief of occasional constipation

This product generally produces a bowel movement within 12 to 72 hours.

WARNINGS SECTION

Do not use

if you are currently taking mineral oil, unless directed by a doctor
when abdominal pain, nausea, or vomiting are present
for longer than 1 week, unless directed by a doctor

Ask a doctor before use if

if you notice a sudden change in bowel habits that persists over a period of 2 weeks.

Stop use and ask a doctor if

you have rectal bleeding
you fail to have a bowel movement after use

These could be signs of a serious condition.

If pregnant or breast-feeding,

ask a health care professional before use.

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

adults and children over 12 years of age	take 1 to 3 softgels preferably at bedtime
children 6-12 years of age	take 1 softgel at bedtime
children under 6 years	ask a doctor

Other information

each softgel contains: sodium 6 mg
store between 15º-30ºC (59º-86ºF)

Questions or comments?

1-800-645-2158

Principal Display Panel

COMPARE TO ACTIVE INGREDIENT IN COLACE®*

NON-HABIT FORMING

Stool Softener Laxative

Docusate Sodium USP, 100 mg

SOFTGEL CAPSULES

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

*Rugby Laboratories is not affiliated with the owner of the trademark Colace®.

Distributed by: Rugby Laboratories

31778 Enterprise Drive

Livonia, MI 48150

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

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OTC - KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN SECTION

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

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

edible white ink, FD&C red #40, FD&C yellow #6, gelatin, glycerin, polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, purified water, sorbitol special.

DailyMed RxNorm Mappings#

RxCUI, RxNorm string, TTY table
RxCUI	RxNorm string	TTY	SPL version
1115005	docusate sodium 100 MG Oral Capsule	PSN	2
1115005	docusate sodium 100 MG Oral Capsule	SCD	2
1115005	DOSS Sodium 100 MG Oral Capsule	SY	2

Product Linked Resources#

Resource, Code type, Value table
Resource	Code type	Value	Equivalent identifiers	Source image
Data code	Code 128	0536-3756-01		label 2.jpg
Data code	Code 128	61919-459-30		label 2.jpg

FDA-Initiated Inactive NDC Indexing#

NDC, Effective, Action table
NDC	Effective	Action	Document	Indexing SPL	Related label
61919-459-30	2020-01-31	C162847	48780-1	9d75b9d1-20e8-f424-e053-dadaa90a57ce	DOCUSATE SODIUM
61919-459-71	2020-01-31	C162847	48780-1	9d75b9d1-20e8-f424-e053-dadaa90a57ce	DOCUSATE SODIUM

DailyMed Package Descriptions#

Package NDC, Product, Description table
Package NDC	Product	Description	Form	Quantity	Strength	SPL version
61919-459-30	DOCUSATE SODIUM	30 in 1 BOTTLE	CAPSULE, LIQUID FILLED	30		2
61919-459-71	DOCUSATE SODIUM	100 in 1 BOTTLE	CAPSULE, LIQUID FILLED	100		2

DailyMed Dashboard NDC Coverage#

NDC, Dashboard title, SPL version table
NDC	Dashboard title	SPL version	Validation	Dashboard ZIP
61919-459	DOCUSATE SODIUM CAPSULE, LIQUID FILLED [DIRECT RX]	2	Legacy NDC, 2 package rows	20150514_c95063e2-e0fc-43a4-b084-e1be88055f80.zip

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDC	Billing unit	Product NDC	DailyMed indexing SPL	SPL version	Effective
61919-459-30	EA - Each	61919-459	6661372f-c5b8-4668-b3f7-4c1311433bf5	1	2016-04-04
61919-459-71	EA - Each	61919-459	e2138f19-4d5a-49f4-af53-feb66ebe8d4b	1	2015-10-02
0536-3756-01	EA - Each	0536-3756	8fd965ad-aad1-4339-b7a2-362c0a1f3061	1	2012-07-24
0536-3756-10	EA - Each	0536-3756	3791905f-77b1-4557-9988-9c77fa97f976	1	2012-07-24

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

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

Products#

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

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

DOCUSATE SODIUM
DOCUSATE
FD&C RED NO. 40
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6
GELATIN
GLYCERIN
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS
PROPYLENE GLYCOL
WATER
SORBITOL

NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDC	Package NDC
61919-459	61919-459-71, 61919-459-30
0536-3756

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
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

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 · 306 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	SPRAY, METERED / NASAL		240 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SPONGE / TOPICAL	2 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 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	TABLET, SUGAR COATED / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 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	TABLET / BUCCAL	1 mg		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
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SPRAY, METERED / NASAL		13 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	SOLUTION, CONCENTRATE / ORAL	300 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	TABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL		3555 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	LIQUID / TOPICAL	2.5 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	TAMPON / VAGINAL	62.1 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING / ORAL		120 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	0.01 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	DROPS / NASAL	10 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING / ORAL		7 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	INJECTION / SUBCUTANEOUS	1.4 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	INJECTION / INTRASYNOVIAL	45 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	CONCENTRATE / ORAL		7000 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 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
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SUSPENSION/ DROPS / OPHTHALMIC	2.5 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 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
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	PASTE, DENTIFRICE / DENTAL	18 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 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	CAPSULE / ORAL		1111 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	AEROSOL, FOAM / RECTAL		1214 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	TABLET / ORAL		42 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	TABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL	5 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE PELLETS / ORAL	0.02 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	SOLUTION/ DROPS / OPHTHALMIC	0.25 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	PASTE / DENTAL		252 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	H77VEI93A8	TABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL	1 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 34 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	AEROSOL, METERED / RECTAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	EMULSION / TOPICAL	8 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	TABLET, COATED / ORAL	12.96 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SHAMPOO / TOPICAL	5 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	LIQUID / ORAL		53460 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	INJECTION, SOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS		4050 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	H77VEI93A8	TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING / ORAL		12 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 34 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, SOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS		4000 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
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
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	CAPSULE, LIQUID FILLED / ORAL		1042 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	CAPSULE, COATED / ORAL	14.21 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	SOLUTION / DENTAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	H77VEI93A8	FILM / SUBLINGUAL	0.03 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 34 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	FD&C YELLOW NO. 6	H77VEI93A8	SUSPENSION / ORAL		11 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 34 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	INJECTION / SUBCUTANEOUS		450 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	INJECTION, SOLUTION / INTRAMUSCULAR	15 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	TABLET / PERIODONTAL	0.53 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	SOLUTION / OPHTHALMIC	1 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	TABLET / ORAL	337.28 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 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
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SOLUTION / ORAL		32400 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	SOLUTION / OPHTHALMIC		6 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
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	TABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL		57 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	GUM, CHEWING / BUCCAL		48 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	CREAM / TOPICAL		76000 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates

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Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
Brand	Generic	Manufacturer	SPL set ID	Effective date	Available safety fields	Join
f012ed63-10fa-4205-90a5-fedb7c6be942			c95063e2-e0fc-43a4-b084-e1be88055f80	2015-05-14	Warnings	Exact identifier spl id: f012ed63-10fa-4205-90a5-fedb7c6be942 spl set id: c95063e2-e0fc-43a4-b084-e1be88055f80

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