Docusate Calcium

Manufacturer: AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation (Good Neighbor Pharmacy) 24385
Effective date: 2016-10-25
Label type: HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version: 2
Source: legacy-cache
Hydrated at: 2026-08-02 01:22:10

Label at a glance#

ProductDocusate Calcium stool softener

Active ingredientDOCUSATE CALCIUM

Label structure9 sections

Indications and uses

For relief of occasional constipation. This product generally produces a bowel movement within 12 to 72 hours.

Dosage and administration

adults and children over 12 years of age: take 1 softgel daily for several days, or until bowel movements are normal, or as directed by a doctor. children under 12 years of age : take as directed by a doctor.

Storage and handling

store at controlled room temperature 15 o - 30 o C (59 o - 86 o F) do not use if imprinted safety seal under cap is broken or missing. *This product is not manufactured or distributed by Chattem, Inc., owner of the registered trademark Surfak® Stool Softener.

Contacts and useful links#

PhoneLabel contact1-877-753-3935

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

Active Ingredient (in each softgel)

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Docusate Calcium 240 mg

Purpose

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Stool softener

Uses

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

For relief of occasional constipation. This product generally produces a bowel movement within 12 to 72 hours.

Warnings- Do not use

WARNINGS SECTION

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

OTC - ASK DOCTOR SECTION

you notice a sudden change in bowel habits that persists over a period of 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

If pregnant or breastfeeding

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

adults and children over 12 years of age: take 1 softgel daily for several days, or until bowel movements are normal, or as directed by a doctor.
children under 12 years of age: take as directed by a doctor.

Other information

STORAGE AND HANDLING SECTION

store at controlled room temperature 15^o - 30^o C (59^o- 86^o F)
do not use if imprinted safety seal under cap is broken or missing.
*This product is not manufactured or distributed by Chattem, Inc., owner of the registered trademark Surfak® Stool Softener.

Inactive Ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

corn oil, D&C Red #33, edible white ink, FD&C Red #40, gelatin, glycerin, purified water and sorbitol special.

Questions or comments?

OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION

Call toll free 1-877-753-3935

Principal Display Panel

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

Compare to Surfak® Active Ingredient*

DOCUSATE CALCIUM 240 mg

Stool softener

gentle relief of constipation

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Product Label

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

Docusate Calcium 240 mg

Product Linked Resources#

Resource, Code type, Value table
Resource	Code type	Value	Equivalent identifiers	Source image
Barcode	EAN-13	0087701406058	GTIN-13: 0087701406058 EAN-13: 0087701406058 GTIN-12: 087701406058 UPC-A: 087701406058 GTIN storage (14 digits): 00087701406058	docusate-calcium-240-mg-delisted-1.jpg

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDC	Billing unit	Product NDC	DailyMed indexing SPL	SPL version	Effective
24385-435-78	EA - Each	24385-435	ee14e4a9-7271-4811-a6f7-cd20b0603717	1	2013-02-13

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
Ingredient	Type	UNII	SPL version
DOCUSATE CALCIUM	ACTIVE INGREDIENT	6K7YS503HC	1
DOCUSATE	ACTIVE MOIETY	M7P27195AG	1
CORN OIL	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	8470G57WFM	1
D&C RED NO. 33	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	9DBA0SBB0L	1
FD&C RED NO. 40	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	WZB9127XOA	1
GELATIN	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	2G86QN327L	1
GLYCERIN	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	PDC6A3C0OX	1
SORBITOL	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	506T60A25R	1
WATER	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	059QF0KO0R	1

Products#

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

Docusate Calcium stool softener
DOCUSATE CALCIUM
DOCUSATE
CORN OIL
D&C RED NO. 33
FD&C RED NO. 40
GELATIN
GLYCERIN
WATER
SORBITOL

NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDC	Package NDC
24385-435	24385-435-78

Ingredients#

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

DailyMed ingredient rows page 1 of 1 · 8 matching rows.

Name, UNII, Kind table
Name	UNII	Kind
DOCUSATE CALCIUM	6K7YS503HC	ACTIB
CORN OIL	8470G57WFM	IACT
D&C RED NO. 33	9DBA0SBB0L	IACT
FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	IACT
GELATIN	2G86QN327L	IACT
GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	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 4 · 216 matching rows.

DailyMed ingredient, IID ingredient, UNII table
DailyMed ingredient	IID ingredient	UNII	Dosage form / route	Potency	Maximum daily exposure	Match
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	AEROSOL / TOPICAL	3 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
CORN OIL	CORN OIL	8470G57WFM	TABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 11 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C RED NO. 33	D&C RED NO. 33	9DBA0SBB0L	TABLET / ORAL	0.24 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 14 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	INJECTION / INTRADERMAL	1.6 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	CAPSULE / ORAL		3487 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 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	TABLET / ORAL		7 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	CAPSULE, COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	INJECTION / SUBCUTANEOUS	16 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	JELLY / TOPICAL	NA		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
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	INJECTION / SUBCUTANEOUS		450 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	INJECTION / SUBCUTANEOUS	4.7 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	TABLET / SUBLINGUAL		19 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	GEL / TRANSDERMAL		500 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	TABLET / ORAL		46 mg	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
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	CAPSULE, COATED / ORAL		288 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SOLUTION / NASAL	25 mg/1ml		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
CORN OIL	CORN OIL	8470G57WFM	TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	0.03 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 11 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SOLUTION / RESPIRATORY (INHALATION)	5 %w/w		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
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	INJECTION, SUSPENSION / SUBCUTANEOUS	1.6 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	PASTE / DENTAL	20 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	TABLET, COATED / ORAL	0.1 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	INJECTION / INTRALESIONAL	45 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 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	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	POWDER, FOR SOLUTION / ORAL	0.33 mg/5ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	INJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED, FOR SOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS	225 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
CORN OIL	CORN OIL	8470G57WFM	CAPSULE / ORAL	918 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 11 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SYRUP / ORAL		16734 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
CORN OIL	CORN OIL	8470G57WFM	TABLET, COATED / ORAL	10 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 11 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	INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION / SUBCUTANEOUS	14 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	GUM, CHEWING / BUCCAL		5110 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	SOLUTION / ORAL		29268 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
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
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	EMULSION / INTRAVENOUS	2.2 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
CORN OIL	CORN OIL	8470G57WFM	TABLET / SUBLINGUAL	1.7 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 11 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
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SOLUTION/ DROPS / AURICULAR (OTIC)		25 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	DROPS / NASAL	50 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	INJECTION / INTRAMUSCULAR	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 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
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION / INTRAMUSCULAR	14 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 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	GEL / OPHTHALMIC	0.88 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		1229 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	PASTE / DENTAL	14.6 %w/w		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
CORN OIL	CORN OIL	8470G57WFM	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	10 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 11 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	CAPSULE, COATED PELLETS / ORAL	65 mg		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
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	INJECTION, SOLUTION / SUBCUTANEOUS	4.7 %w/v		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

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Brand	Generic	Manufacturer	SPL set ID	Effective date	Available safety fields	Join
cc99f774-f1e4-4424-abef-809c4564d49f			edb7b149-82a3-47c6-aaed-5d65ac12dd5f	2016-10-25	Warnings	Exact identifier spl id: cc99f774-f1e4-4424-abef-809c4564d49f spl set id: edb7b149-82a3-47c6-aaed-5d65ac12dd5f

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