Docusate Calcium

Scheme

USAN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000128-49-4

Chemical Formula

C40-H74-Ca-O14-S2

Molecular Weight

833

Therapeutic Categories

Pharmaceutic aid: Surfactant

Laxative, softener

Chemical Names

1,4-Bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate, calcium salt (USAN)

Bis[2-ethylhexyl]calcium sulfosuccinate

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

Calcium 1,4-bis(2-ethylhexyl) bis(2-sulphosuccinate)

Sulfobutanedioic acid 1,4-bis(2-ethylhexyl)ester calcium salt

Foreign Names

• Docusatum calcium (Latin)
• Docusat calcium (German)
• Docusate calcique (French)
• Docusato calcico (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Docusate Calcium (OS: USAN)
• Calcium dioctyl sulfosucciante (IS)
• Calcium docuphen (IS)
• Dioctodol (IS)
• Dioctyl Calcium Sulfosuccinate (IS)
• Dioctyl Calcium Sulphosuccinate (IS)
• EINECS 204-889-8 (IS)
• Docusate Calcium (PH: USP 32)

Brand Names

• ratio-Docusate Calcium
  ratiopharm, Canada



• Surfak
  Pfizer, United States

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Glossary

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

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