Surfak Stool Softener

Manufacturer: Chattem, Inc.
Effective date: 2009-01-01
Label type: HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version: 4
Source: legacy-cache
Hydrated at: 2026-08-01 23:38:17

Label at a glance#

ProductSurfak Stool Softener

Active ingredientDOCUSATE CALCIUM

Label structure9 sections

Indications and uses

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

Dosage and administration

adults and children 12 years of age or over: one softgel daily children under 12 years of age: ask a doctor

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION

Drug Facts

Active ingredient

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

(in each softgel)

Docusate calcium 240 mg

Purpose

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Stool softener laxative

Uses

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

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

Warnings

WARNINGS SECTION

Do not use

OTC - DO NOT USE SECTION

when stomach pain, nausea or vomiting are present unless directed by a doctor

Ask a doctor before use if you have

OTC - ASK DOCTOR SECTION

stomach pain, nausea or vomiting
a sudden change in bowel habits that lasts over 2 weeks

Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use

OTC - ASK DOCTOR/PHARMACIST SECTION

if you are presently taking mineral oil

Stop use and ask a doctor if

OTC - STOP USE SECTION

you have rectal bleeding or failure to have a bowel movement after use. These could be signs of a serious condition.
you need to use a laxative for more than 1 week

If pregnant or breast-feeding, 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

adults and children 12 years of age or over: one softgel daily
children under 12 years of age: ask a doctor

Other information

SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION

protect from heat, humidity and light

Inactive ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

blue 1, corn oil, gelatin, glycerin, polyvinyl acetate phthalate, propylene glycol, red 40, sorbitol, titanium dioxide (245-198)

PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

Formerly Kaopectate^® Stool Softener
Surfak^® Stool Softener original formula
10 SoftGels 240 mg docusate calcium per softgel

Description: PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL Surfak Stool Softener original formula

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDC	Billing unit	Product NDC	DailyMed indexing SPL	SPL version	Effective
41167-6100-2	EA - Each	41167-6100	9c837a9e-aa2a-4bb9-b6e3-cf9be790422a	1	2018-03-08

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
Ingredient	Type	UNII	SPL version
DOCUSATE CALCIUM	ACTIVE INGREDIENT	6K7YS503HC	2
DOCUSATE	ACTIVE MOIETY	M7P27195AG	2
CORN OIL	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	8470G57WFM	2
FD&C BLUE NO. 1	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	H3R47K3TBD	2
FD&C RED NO. 40	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	WZB9127XOA	2
GELATIN	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	2G86QN327L	2
GLYCERIN	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	PDC6A3C0OX	2
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	6DC9Q167V3	2
SORBITOL	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	506T60A25R	2
TITANIUM DIOXIDE	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	15FIX9V2JP	2

Products#

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

DailyMed product names page 1 of 1 · 12 matching rows.

Surfak Stool Softener
Docusate calcium
DOCUSATE
FD&C BLUE NO. 1
CORN OIL
GELATIN
GLYCERIN
Polyvinyl Acetate Phthalate
PROPYLENE GLYCOL
FD&C RED NO. 40
SORBITOL
TITANIUM DIOXIDE

NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDC	Package NDC
41167-6100	41167-6100-6, 41167-6100-2, 41167-6100-3

Ingredients#

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

DailyMed ingredient rows page 1 of 1 · 10 matching rows.

Name, UNII, Kind table
Name	UNII	Kind
DOCUSATE CALCIUM	6K7YS503HC	ACTIB
FD&C BLUE NO. 1	H3R47K3TBD	IACT
CORN OIL	8470G57WFM	IACT
GELATIN	2G86QN327L	IACT
GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	IACT
Polyvinyl Acetate Phthalate	58QVG85GW3	IACT
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	IACT
FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	IACT
SORBITOL	506T60A25R	IACT
TITANIUM DIOXIDE	15FIX9V2JP	IACT

Source Document#

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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 · 360 matching rows.

DailyMed ingredient, IID ingredient, UNII table
DailyMed ingredient	IID ingredient	UNII	Dosage form / route	Potency	Maximum daily exposure	Match
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	JELLY / TOPICAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	GEL / TRANSDERMAL		500 mg	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 BLUE NO. 1	FD&C BLUE NO. 1	H3R47K3TBD	LOTION / TOPICAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 37 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
FD&C BLUE NO. 1	FD&C BLUE NO. 1	H3R47K3TBD	FILM, SOLUBLE / ORAL	0.04 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 37 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SUPPOSITORY / VAGINAL	227.9 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	GEL / RECTAL		3315 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	LOTION / TOPICAL	10.7 %w/w		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
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	SPRAY / NASAL		49 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
TITANIUM DIOXIDE	TITANIUM DIOXIDE	15FIX9V2JP	TABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL		36 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 40 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
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	CAPSULE, COATED / ORAL		288 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
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	TABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL		12 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
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	INJECTION, SOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS		4050 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SOLUTION, CONCENTRATE / ORAL	200 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 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 / PERIODONTAL	3.44 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C BLUE NO. 1	FD&C BLUE NO. 1	H3R47K3TBD	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL		2 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 37 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	POWDER / ORAL		36000 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
TITANIUM DIOXIDE	TITANIUM DIOXIDE	15FIX9V2JP	FILM / BUCCAL		3 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 40 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	AEROSOL / TOPICAL	19.2 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	CREAM, AUGMENTED / TOPICAL	8 %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	SUSPENSION / OPHTHALMIC		58 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	CREAM / TOPICAL		76000 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	DROPS / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	GUM, CHEWING / BUCCAL		102 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
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	TABLET, COATED / ORAL	12.96 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	CLOTH / TOPICAL	0.03 mg/mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	SUSPENSION / AURICULAR (OTIC)	10 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	INJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED, FOR SOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS	63.4 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
TITANIUM DIOXIDE	TITANIUM DIOXIDE	15FIX9V2JP	POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL		297 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 40 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SYSTEM / TOPICAL		18144 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL		1791 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C BLUE NO. 1	FD&C BLUE NO. 1	H3R47K3TBD	CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		1 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 37 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	SPRAY, METERED / NASAL		240 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
TITANIUM DIOXIDE	TITANIUM DIOXIDE	15FIX9V2JP	LOTION / TOPICAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 40 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATIN	GELATIN	2G86QN327L	CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		1229 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
TITANIUM DIOXIDE	TITANIUM DIOXIDE	15FIX9V2JP	PASTE, DENTIFRICE / DENTAL	0.4 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 40 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	SUSPENSION / RECTAL		90400 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	INJECTION / INTRAVENOUS		33750 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
FD&C BLUE NO. 1	FD&C BLUE NO. 1	H3R47K3TBD	PASTE / DENTAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 37 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL		12000 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	SOLUTION / NASAL	25 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	OINTMENT / TOPICAL	10 %w/w		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
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	TABLET / ORAL		42 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
TITANIUM DIOXIDE	TITANIUM DIOXIDE	15FIX9V2JP	GUM, CHEWING / BUCCAL		182 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 40 equally ranked IID candidates
TITANIUM DIOXIDE	TITANIUM DIOXIDE	15FIX9V2JP	POWDER / ORAL	2 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 40 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOL	SORBITOL	506T60A25R	SOLUTION / OPHTHALMIC		6 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 44 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	INJECTION, EMULSION / INTRAVENOUS		24100 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates

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Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
Brand	Generic	Manufacturer	SPL set ID	Effective date	Available safety fields	Join
58326a5f-ac21-40b2-90b4-850a6e5a07d1			f2ea1d6b-fce6-40b4-9c06-48ca40323e01	2009-01-01	Warnings	Exact identifier spl id: 58326a5f-ac21-40b2-90b4-850a6e5a07d1 spl set id: f2ea1d6b-fce6-40b4-9c06-48ca40323e01

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