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Stool Softener Laxative

Dosage form
CAPSULE
Labeler
Rite Aid Corporation
Label updated
2024-05-08
Retrieved
2026-09-07
Active ingredients
DOCUSATE SODIUM
View original label and images on DailyMed ↗
Active ingredient (in each softgel)

Docusate Sodium 100 mg

Purpose

Stool softener laxative

Uses
  • for temporary relief of occasional constipation and irregularity
  • this product generally produces bowel movement in 12 to 72 hours
Warnings

Ask a doctor before use if

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


Stop use and ask a doctor if

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

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.

Directions
  • take with a glass of water
adults and children 12 over and over take 1-3 softgels daily. This dose may be taken as a single daily dose or in divided doses.
children 2 to under 12 years of age take 1 softgel daily
children under 2 years ask a doctor
Other information
  • each softgel contains: sodium 6 mg
  • store at 25ºC (77ºF); excursion permitted between 15-30ºC (59-86ºF)


Inactive ingredients

edible ink, FD&C Red #40, FD&C Yellow #6, gelatin, glycerin, polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol*, purified water sorbitan, sorbitol

*contains one or more of these ingredients

Questions or comments?

 Call 1-877-753-3935 Monday-Friday 9AM-5PM EST

Principal Display Panel

Compare to the active ingredient in DulcoEase® Stool Softener

STOOL SOFTENER

DOCUSATE SODIUM, 100 mg

STOOL SOFTENER LAXATIVE

Comfortable relief of painful, hard, dry stools

Stimulant-free

Constipation relief

SOFTGELS

†This product is not manufactured or distributed by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., distributor of DulcoEase®.

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

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DISTRIBUTED BY:

RITE AID, 30 HUNTER LANE,

CAMP HILL, PA 17011

www.riteaid.com

Product Label

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

DailyMed Set ID: 3593c39c-e8cb-4edb-a1d1-d49458652251 · Version 4
NDC: 11822-0584