Docusate
Key facts at a glance
- ATC
- A06AB02
- RxNorm
- 1126
- Generic
- Docusate
- Class
- unclassified
- Brands
- Ferraplus, Hemax, Pedia-Lax Liquid, Promolaxin, Enemeez, Pet-ema, Doculase, Colace w/Sennosides, Laxacin, DOK, SENOKOT-S, Surfak Stool Softener, Docusol, Prolaxa, Enemeez Plus
- Availability
- otc
- Pregnancy
- B
- Lactation
- safe
- Half-life (h)
- 2
- Onset (min)
- 0
- Duration (h)
- 0
- Routes
- oral, otic
- Forms
- capsule, oral solution, oral suspension, powder
- Regions
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Europe, Asia
- Monitoring
- None
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