Link: https://www.drugs.com/mtm/docusate-oral-rectal.html
Description: WEBJul 28, 2023 · Oral: 50 to 400 mg (using any of the salt forms) orally administered in 1 to 4 equally divided doses each day. Rectal: 200 to 283 mg rectally administered as an enema once or twice. Alternative: 50 to 100 mg (docusate sodium liquid) added to a retention or flushing enema once a day.
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Link: https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-323/docusate-sodium-oral/details
Description: WEBGeneric Name (S): docusate sodium. Uses. This medication is used to treat occasional constipation. Some medications and conditions can make constipation more likely. Stool softeners such as...
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Link: https://www.drugs.com/tips/docusate-patient-tips
Description: WEBJul 25, 2023 · Docusate is a stool softener that may be used to treat constipation, but there is a lack of good-quality evidence supporting its use, and most trials have not found it to be effective. It is thought to work by lowering the surface tension of hard, dry, bowel motions, allowing water and fats to penetrate, which makes the bowel motion softer and ...
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Link: https://www.goodrx.com/docusate-sodium/what-is
Description: WEBAug 25, 2022 · This medication comes in two different salt forms: docusate sodium and docusate calcium. Some medications, like docusate (Colace), need a salt to help them get absorbed, stay stable, or get dissolved in your body. Docusate sodium and docusate calcium don't act as sodium or calcium supplements.
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Link: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/drugs/20511-docusate-senna-tablets
Description: WEBDOCUSATE SODIUM; SENNA (doc CUE sayt SOE dee um; SEN na) prevents and treats occasional constipation. It works by softening the stool. It also helps the muscles in your intestines move stool. This makes it easier to have a bowel movement. It belongs to a group of medications called laxatives.
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Link: https://www.drugs.com/dok.html
Description: WEBAug 23, 2023 · Home. DOK. Generic name: docusate [ DOK-ue-sate ] Drug class: Laxatives. Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Aug 23, 2023. Uses. Warnings. Before taking. Dosage. Side effects. Interactions. FAQ. What is DOK? DOK is a stool softener. It makes bowel movements softer and easier to pass.
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Link: https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/docusate/
Description: WEBIt's best to use docusate occasionally and for a few days at a time. Using laxatives like docusate for longer can lead to long term diarrhoea. They can also cause an electrolyte imbalance. This means that levels of salts and minerals like sodium, potassium and magnesium in your body get too high or too low.
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Link: https://go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11089
Description: WEBDocusate, or dioctyl sulfosuccinate, is a stool softener indicated for the treatment of constipation 1. Docusate acts by increasing the amount of water the stool absorbs in the gut, making the stool softer and easier to pass 7. …
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Link: https://www.rxlist.com/docusate/generic-drug.htm
Description: WEBDocusate is a stool softener. It works by increasing the amount of water the stool absorbs in the gut, making the stool softer and easier to pass. Docusate is available under the following different brand names: Colace, DSS, Albert Docusate, Docusate Calcium, docusate sodium, DulcoEase, Phillips Liqui Gels, Silace, and Soflax.
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Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docusate
Description: WEBDocusate is the common chemical and pharmaceutical name of the anion bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate, also commonly called dioctyl sulfosuccinate (DOSS). Salts of this anion, especially docusate sodium, are widely used in medicine as laxatives and as stool softeners, by mouth or rectally.
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