Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid

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

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A06AA

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0010041-19-7

Chemical Formula

C20-H38-O7-S

Molecular Weight

422

Therapeutic Categories

Ear-wax softening agent

Laxative

Chemical Names

1,4-Bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate

Butanedioic acid, sulfo-, 1,4-bis(2-ethylhexyl) ester

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

Foreign Name

• Dioctylsuccinatsulfonsäure (German)

Generic Names

• Docusate hydrogen (IS)
• EINECS 233-124-0 (IS)
• Docusate Sodium (OS: USAN, BAN, BAN, USAN)
• Docusate sodique (PH: Ph. Eur. 5)
• Docusat-Natrium (PH: Ph. Eur. 5)
• Docusatum natricum (PH: Ph. Eur. 5)

Brand Names

• Macrolax (Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid and Sorbitol)
  SIT, Italy



• Clyss-Go
  Ferrer, Costa Rica; Ferrer, Dominican Republic; Ferrer, Honduras; Ferrer, Nicaragua; Ferrer, Panama; Ferrer, El Salvador



• DermaPet (Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid and Urea (veterinary use))
  Delvet, Australia



• Vemas S (Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid and Casanthranol)
  Nippon Zoki Seiykau, Japan



• Vencoll (Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid and Casanthranol)
  Nichi-Iko PharmaceuticalJMA, Japan

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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