Docusate Sodium
Excipient (pharmacologically inactive substance)
What is Docusate Sodium?
Docusate sodium is also known as dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (C20H37NaO7S) is a common surfactant found in over-the-counter laxative stool softeners. It is also be used in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry as an emulsifying, wetting or dispersing agent. It appears as white waxy substance, a white powder or in liquid form when combined with polyethylene glycol. Direct contact may cause skin irritation.
When docusate is used as a laxative it should be taken with plenty of water as it is an anionic surfactant. It can be given orally or rectally and is available in tablet, capsule, suppository and enema forms. It is also found in prenatal and geriatric vitamins to overcome the constipation often induced by iron salts, and as a colon cleansing aid prior to colon procedures.
Top Medications Containing Docusate Sodium
- Alprazolam 1 mg (Actavis)
- Alprazolam 0.5 mg (Actavis)
- Alprazolam 1 mg (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Alprazolam 0.5 mg (Greenstone Limited)
- Alprazolam 1 mg (Qualitest Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Alprazolam 1 mg (Greenstone Limited)
- Alprazolam 2 mg (Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Alprazolam 2 mg (Greenstone Limited)
- Alprazolam 0.5 mg (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Alprazolam 0.5 mg (Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Alprazolam 0.5 mg (Qualitest Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Alprazolam 2 mg (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Alprazolam 1 mg (Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Carisoprodol 350 mg (Watson Pharmaceuticals)
- PredniSONE 20 mg (Watson Pharmaceuticals)
- PredniSONE 10 mg (Watson Pharmaceuticals)
- Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim DS 800 mg / 160 mg (Qualitest Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Xanax 2 mg (Pfizer U.S. Pharmaceuticals Group)
- Xanax 1 mg (Pfizer U.S. Pharmaceuticals Group)
- Xanax 0.5 mg (Pfizer U.S. Pharmaceuticals Group)
