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Generic nameDOCUSATE SODIUM AND SENNOSIDES
Labeler / manufacturerSafeway, Inc.
RouteORAL
Drug classDrug class not supplied in source label
Product NDC21130-855
Label effective date2026-08-19
Official product label reference
Stool Softener Laxative — Safeway, Inc.
This page contains 13 source sections for DOCUSATE SODIUM AND SENNOSIDES, oral route. Label set ae2c7300-f9c4-43b5-9f8e-30f2e7d17635, version 5.
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Uses described in the label
Uses relieves occasional constipation (irregularity) generally produces bowel movement in 6 to 12 hours
Purpose
Purpose Stool softener Stimulant laxative
Dosage and administration — label text
Directions Take only by mouth. Doses may be taken as a single daily dose, preferably in the evening, or in divided doses adults and children 12 years and older take 2-4 tablets daily children 6 to under 12 years of age take 1-2 tablets daily children 2 to under 6 years of age take up to 1 tablet daily children under 2 ask a doctor
Table text from source:
| adults and children 12 years and older | take 2-4 tablets daily
| children 6 to under 12 years of age | take 1-2 tablets daily
| children 2 to under 6 years of age | take up to 1 tablet daily
| children under 2 | ask a doctor
Warnings
Warnings Do not use laxative products for longer than 1 week unless told to do so by a doctor if you are presently taking mineral oil, unless told to do so by a doctor Ask a doctor before use if you have 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 use of a laxative. These could be signs of a serious condition. If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use. Keep out of reach of children. In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.
Active ingredient
Active ingredients (in each tablet) Docusate sodium 50 mg Sennosides 8.6 mg
Do not use
Do not use laxative products for longer than 1 week unless told to do so by a doctor if you are presently taking mineral oil, unless told to do so by a doctor
Ask a doctor before use
Ask a doctor before use if you have stomach pain nausea vomiting noticed a sudden change in bowel habits that lasts over 2 weeks
When to stop use and seek help
Stop use and ask a doctor if you have rectal bleeding or fail to have a bowel movement after use of a laxative. These could be signs of a serious condition.
Pregnancy or breast feeding
If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use.
Child safety
Keep out of reach of children. In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.
Other safety information
Other Information each tablet contains : calcium 300 mg each tablet contains : sodium 6 mg VERY LOW SODIUM store at 25ºC(77ºF);excursions permitted between 15-30ºC(59-86ºF)
Inactive ingredient
Inactive ingredients croscarmellose sodium, dibasic calcium phosphate dihydrate, FD&C blue#2, aluminum lake, FD&C red #40 aluminum lake, hypromellose, magnesium stearate,microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, sillicon dioxide, talc, titanium dioxide
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