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100 Stool Softener(Docusate Sodium) 100mg Capsule
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Docusate 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. Docusate sodium is on the WHO List of Essential Medicines. Other docusate salts with medical use include those of calcium and potassium
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