Note: In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A06AA02,A06AG10

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000577-11-7

Chemical Formula

C20-H37-Na-O7-S

Molecular Weight

445

Therapeutic Categories

Ear-wax softening agent

Laxative: Emollient

Pharmaceutic aid: Surfactant

Laxative: Enema

Chemical Names

1,4-Bis(2-etylhexyl) sodium sulfosuccinate

1,4-Bis(2-etylhexyl)sulfobutanedioate, sodium salt

2-Etylhexyl sulfosuccinate sodium

Bis(2-etylhexyl)sodium sulfosuccinate

Butanedioic acid, sulfo-, 1,4-bis(2-etylhexyl)ester, sodium salt (USAN)

Di-(2-etylhexyl) sodium sulfosuccinate

Di-beta-etylhexyl natrium sulfosuccinat (WHO)

Dietylhexyl sodium sulfosuccinate (INCI)

Sodium 1,4-bis(2-etylhexyl)sulfosuccinate (BAN)

Sodium di-(2-etylhexyl) sulfosuccinate

Succinic acid, sulf-, 1,4-bis(2-etylhexyl)ester, sodium salt

Sulfobutanedioic acid 1,4-bis(2-etylhexyl)ester sodium salt

Sulfosuccinic acid 1,4-bis(2-etylhexyl) ester S-sodium salt

Sulfosuccinic acid, di-(2-etylhexyl) ester, sodium salt

Foreign Names

• Natrii docusas (Latin)
• Docusat natrium (German)
• Docusate sodique (French)
• Docusato de sodio (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Dioctyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate (OS: JAN)
• Docusate de sodium (OS: DCF)
• Docusate Sodium (OS: USAN, BAN)
• Berol 478 (IS)
• Celanol DOS (IS)
• DESS (IS)
• Dialose (IS)
• Dioctyl sulfosuccinic acid, sodium salt (IS)
• Dioctylnatriumsulfosuccinat (IS)
• Dioctylsuccinatsulfonsäure, Natriumsalz (IS)
• Docusatum natricum (IS)
• DSS (IS)
• HSDB 3065 (IS)
• Natrii dioctylsulfosuccinas (IS)
• Natriumdioctylsulfosuccinat (IS)
• SBO (IS)
• Sodium Dioctyl Sulfosuccinate (IS)
• Docusate sodique (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Docusate Sodium (PH: BP 2018, USP 41)
• Docusate sodium (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Docusat-Natrium (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Natrii docusas (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)

Brand Names

• Apo-Docusate Sodium
  Apotex, Canada
• Audiwax
  ADP Pharma, Philippines
• Cerumex
  Cassara, Argentina
• Clyss-Go [+ Sorbitol]
  Ferrer Pharma, Paraguay; Prospa, Portugal
• Co-Danthrusate [+ Dantron]
  Pinewood, United Kingdom
• Colace
  Boyd Pharmaceuticals, Canada
• Coloxyl
  Aspen, New Zealand; Fawns & McAllan, Australia
• Dewax
  Amman Pharmaceutical, Oman; Ranbaxy, Thailand
• Diocaps
  Senosiain, Mexico
• Dioctyl
  Central Procurement & Supplies Unit, Malta; UCB Pharma, United Kingdom
• Dioctyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate 5%
  Ceolia Pharma, Japan
• Docusate Sodium
  Typharm, United Kingdom
• Docusate Sodium 100mg Laboratoires Trianon
  Laboratoires Trianon, Canada
• Docusate Sodium Apotex
  Apotex, Canada
• Docusate Sodium Paediatric [pediatric]
  Typharm, United Kingdom
• Docusate Sodium Pharmascience
  Pharmascience, Hong Kong
• Docusate Sodium Pro Doc
  Pro Doc, Canada
• Docusate Sodium Sanis Health
  Sanis Health, Canada
• Docusate Sodium Teva
  Teva Canada, Canada
• Docusate-Humanity
  XL, Georgia
• Docusol [veterinary use]
  Kyron, South Africa
• DulcoComfort
  Sanofi-Aventis, Canada
• DulcoEase
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Malta; Sanofi, United Kingdom; Sanofi Malta, Malta
• Egycusate
  Egpi, Egypt
• Euro-Docusate
  Sandoz, Canada
• Euro-Docusate C
  Sandoz, Canada
• Forumen
  Sanbe, Indonesia
• Glyoktyl [+Glycerol]
  Meda, Denmark
• Hemagen [+ Ferrous Fumarate]
  Chen Ho, Taiwan
• Honbitan [+ Dimeticone]
  Honten, Taiwan
• Humectol-D [+ Bisacodyl]
  Cosmed, Brazil
• Irwax
  Ashford, Philippines
• Jamp Docusate Sodium
  Jamp Pharma, Canada
• Jamylene
  Pharma Développement, France
• Klyx
  Ferring, Norway
• Klyx [+ Sorbitol]
  Farmagon, Norway; Ferring, Australia; Ferring, Denmark; Ferring, Finland; Ferring, Iceland; Ferring, Sweden; Nordic Group, Netherlands
• Laxagel
  Pharmaghreb, Tunisia
• Laxatif Biocanina [+ Sodium Laurilsulfate] [veterinary use]
  Auvex, France
• Laxavit [+ Glycerol]
  Kela, Belgium
• Laxen
  Bosnalijek, Bosnia & Herzegowina
• Laxofast
  Actavis, New Zealand
• Laxol
  Herbapol Wroclaw, Poland
• Laxsol
  Aspen, New Zealand
• Macrolax [+ Sorbitol]
  SIT, Italy
• Manalax [+ Sodium Laurilsulfate] [veterinary use]
  Laboratoire TVM, France
• Minalax [+ Bisacodyl]
  Amoun, Egypt
• Molcer
  Wallace, Malta
• Molcer 50mg/ml
  Wallace, Oman
• Norgalax
  Essential Pharmaceuticals, Netherlands; Norgine, Belgium; Norgine, France; Norgine, Kuwait; Norgine, Tunisia
• Norgalax [+ Glycerol]
  Norgine, Germany
• Norgalax 120mg/10g
  Norgine, Luxembourg
• Novo-Docusate Sodium
  Teva Canada, Canada
• Orilyse
  Pharmaghreb, Tunisia
• Otitex [+ Ethanol]
  Südmedica, Germany
• Otoclear
  Ashford, Philippines
• Otowax
  Sensomed, Philippines
• Pedia-Lax [pediatric]
  C B Fleet, Hong Kong
• PMS-Docusate Sodium
  Pharmascience, Canada
• ratio-Docusate Sodium
  Teva Canada, Canada
• Selax
  Odan Laboratories, Canada
• Sobo Cusate
  Sobol el Dawa, Egypt
• Soflax
  Pharmascience, Canada
• Soluwax
  Arab Caps, Egypt; Hoe, Malaysia; Hoe Pharma, Singapore
• Sorbiclis [+ Sorbitol]
  SIT, Italy
• Sorbiclis BB [+ Sorbitol] [pediatric]
  SIT, Italy
• Sorbilax [+ Sorbitol] [veterinary use]
  Vetoquinol, France
• Stool Softener Perrigo
  Perrigo International, Canada
• Stool Softener Pharmascience
  Pharmascience, Canada
• Stool Softener Vita Health
  Vita Health Products, Canada
• Surfactol [veterinary use]
  Bayer AH, South Africa
• Taro-Docusate
  Taro Pharmaceutical Industries, Canada
• Teva-Docusate Sodium
  Teva Canada, Canada
• Ulgix
  Hasco-Lek, Poland
• Vemas [+ Casanthranol]
  Nippon Zoki Seiykau, Japan
• Vencoll [+ Casanthranol]
  Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical, Japan
• Wax-Eze
  Innova Health, Hong Kong
• Waxsol
  Meda, Ireland; Meda Pharmaceuticals, Australia; Norgine, Kuwait; Norgine, Lebanon; Norgine, New Zealand
• Waxsol 0.5%
  Meda Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom; Riyadh Pharma, Oman
• Yal [+ Sorbitol]
  Jacoby GM Pharma, Austria
• Yi Ke Long
  Huanan Pharma, China

Glossary

Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.