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Stool Softener

Manufacturer
CVS Pharmacy
Effective date
2021-10-13
Label type
HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version
7
Source
legacy-cache
Hydrated at
2026-08-01 22:33:26

Label at a glance#

ProductStool Softener Extra Strength
Active ingredientDOCUSATE SODIUM
Label structure10 sections

Indications and uses

for the prevention of dry, hard stools for relief of occasional constipation this product generally produces a bowel movement within 12 to 72 hours

Dosage and administration

adults and children 12 years of age and over: take 1 softgel daily or as directed by a doctor children under 12 years of age: ask a doctor

Storage and handling

each softgel contains: sodium 15 mg store at 20º-25ºC(68º-77ºF); excursions permitted between 15º-30ºC (59º-86ºF)

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

Active ingredient (in each softgel)

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Docusate sodium 250 mg

Purpose

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

 Stool softener laxative

Uses

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

  • for the prevention of dry, hard stools
  • for relief of occasional constipation
  • this product generally produces a bowel movement within 12 to 72 hours

Warnings

WARNINGS SECTION

Do not use

OTC - DO NOT USE SECTION

if you are presently taking mineral oil, unless directed by a doctor.

Ask a doctor before use if you have

OTC - ASK DOCTOR SECTION

  • stomach pain
  • nausea
  • vomiting
  • noticed a sudden change in bowel habits that last over 2 weeks

Stop use and ask a doctor if

OTC - STOP USE SECTION

  • you have rectal bleeding or fail to have a bowel movement after use of a 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 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 and over: take 1 softgel daily or as directed by a doctor
  • children under 12 years of age: ask a doctor

​​Other information

STORAGE AND HANDLING SECTION

  • each softgel contains: sodium 15 mg
  • store at 20º-25ºC(68º-77ºF); excursions permitted between 15º-30ºC (59º-86ºF)

Inactive Ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

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

*may contain this ingredient

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 Colace® Stool Softener**

EXTRA STRENGTH

Stool Softener

DOCUSATE SODIUM, 250 mg

Relieves Constipation

  • Gentle stool softener
  • reliable relief
  • stimulant free

SOFTGELS

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

Distributed by: CVS Pharmacy, Inc.

One CVS Drive, Woonsocket, RI 02895

CVS.com

1-800-SHOP CVS

Product Label

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

CVS HEALTH Extra Strength Stool Softener
CVS HEALTH Extra Strength Stool Softener

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDCBilling unitProduct NDCDailyMed indexing SPLSPL versionEffective
59779-852-25EA - Each59779-852fd4775b6-68a9-4bc4-abc1-fe84f51c720e12018-10-11

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
IngredientTypeUNIISPL versionUploaded
DOCUSATE SODIUMACTIVE INGREDIENTF05Q2T2JA02
DOCUSATEACTIVE MOIETYM7P27195AG2
FD&C RED NO. 40INACTIVE INGREDIENTWZB9127XOA2
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6INACTIVE INGREDIENTH77VEI93A82
GELATININACTIVE INGREDIENT2G86QN327L2
GLYCERININACTIVE INGREDIENTPDC6A3C0OX2
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLSINACTIVE INGREDIENT3WJQ0SDW1A2
PROPYLENE GLYCOLINACTIVE INGREDIENT6DC9Q167V32
SORBITOLINACTIVE INGREDIENT506T60A25R2
WATERINACTIVE INGREDIENT059QF0KO0R2

Products#

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

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NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDCPackage NDC
59779-85259779-852-25, 59779-852-50

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
NameUNIIKind
DOCUSATE SODIUMF05Q2T2JA0ACTIB
FD&C RED NO. 40WZB9127XOAIACT
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6H77VEI93A8IACT
GELATIN2G86QN327LIACT
GLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXIACT
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL, UNSPECIFIED3WJQ0SDW1AIACT
PROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3IACT
WATER059QF0KO0RIACT
SORBITOL506T60A25RIACT

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 ingredientIID ingredientUNIIDosage form / routePotencyMaximum daily exposureMatch
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6FD&C YELLOW NO. 6H77VEI93A8TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL2 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
34 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL1.7 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
81 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOLSORBITOL506T60A25RTABLET, COATED / ORAL12.96 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXTABLET, COATED / ORAL1 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
75 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3CONCENTRATE / ORAL7000 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
81 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATINGELATIN2G86QN327LPASTILLE / ORAL143 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOLSORBITOL506T60A25RINJECTION / INTRALESIONAL45 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3TABLET, COATED / ORAL16 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
81 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXINJECTION, EMULSION / INTRAVENOUS24100 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
75 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATINGELATIN2G86QN327LCAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL1791 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6FD&C YELLOW NO. 6H77VEI93A8POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL6 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
34 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6FD&C YELLOW NO. 6H77VEI93A8TABLET, COATED / ORAL3.17 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
34 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOLSORBITOL506T60A25RSOLUTION / NASAL25 mg/1mlExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXDROPS / NASAL10 mg/1mlExact identifier — unii candidate
75 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3CAPSULE, COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
81 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40FD&C RED NO. 40WZB9127XOATABLET / ORAL7 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
28 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3SOLUTION / DENTAL2 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
81 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOLSORBITOL506T60A25RINJECTION / INTRAMUSCULARNAExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOLSORBITOL506T60A25RPASTE, DENTIFRICE / DENTAL14 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXTABLET / PERIODONTAL0.53 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
75 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATINGELATIN2G86QN327LINJECTION / INTRACAVITARY0.05 mlExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3SOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS5 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
81 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOLSORBITOL506T60A25RCREAM, AUGMENTED / TOPICAL15 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATINGELATIN2G86QN327LINJECTION / INTRAMUSCULAR16 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATINGELATIN2G86QN327LINJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS14 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3CREAM / TOPICAL76000 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
81 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXSOLUTION / ORAL32400 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
75 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3SUSPENSION / RECTAL90400 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
81 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3SOLUTION / RESPIRATORY (INHALATION)25 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
81 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOLSORBITOL506T60A25RSYSTEM / TOPICAL6300 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3SHAMPOO, SUSPENSION / TOPICAL2 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
81 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40FD&C RED NO. 40WZB9127XOADROPS / ORALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
28 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATINGELATIN2G86QN327LCAPSULE, COATED PELLETS / ORAL65 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXSOLUTION/ DROPS / OPHTHALMIC12 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
75 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40FD&C RED NO. 40WZB9127XOAELIXIR / ORAL12.5 mg/5mlExact identifier — unii candidate
28 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6FD&C YELLOW NO. 6H77VEI93A8CAPSULE, LIQUID FILLED / ORAL1 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
34 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOLSORBITOL506T60A25RTABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL5 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXSHAMPOO / TOPICAL5 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXINJECTION, SUSPENSION / SUBCUTANEOUS1.6 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
75 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3GEL / VAGINAL750 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
81 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXAEROSOL, FOAM / TOPICAL21 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXINJECTION / SUBCUTANEOUS450 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXSOLUTION / NASAL25 mg/1mlExact identifier — unii candidate
75 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40FD&C RED NO. 40WZB9127XOACAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE PELLETS / ORAL0.02 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
28 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3SUSPENSION / ORAL27120 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
81 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOLSORBITOL506T60A25RLIQUID / TOPICAL1 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATINGELATIN2G86QN327LINJECTION, SUSPENSION / INTRAMUSCULAR1.3 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3CREAM, AUGMENTED / TOPICAL8 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
81 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXSOLUTION / RESPIRATORY (INHALATION)5 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
75 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOLSORBITOL506T60A25RTABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING / ORAL7 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40FD&C RED NO. 40WZB9127XOAGUM, CHEWING / BUCCAL48 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
28 equally ranked IID candidates
SORBITOLSORBITOL506T60A25RPOWDER / ORAL36000 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATINGELATIN2G86QN327LINJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION / INTRAMUSCULAR14 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXGUM, CHEWING / BUCCAL230 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXINJECTION, SOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS15 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXEMULSION / INTRAVENOUS2.2 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
75 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATINGELATIN2G86QN327LTABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL24 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
44 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40FD&C RED NO. 40WZB9127XOASOLUTION / DENTALNAExact identifier — unii candidate
28 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOLPROPYLENE GLYCOL6DC9Q167V3GEL, METERED / TOPICAL1225 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
81 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXCREAM / TOPICAL1720 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
75 equally ranked IID candidates

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BrandGenericManufacturerSPL set IDEffective dateAvailable safety fieldsJoin
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spl id: 3eaa7420-ca92-442b-9591-9596574f42fa
spl set id: f779c0ff-8fe9-4b37-8830-cb96a07abca8

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