It works by increasing the amount of water the stool absorbs in the gut making the stool softer and easier to pass.
Stool softener red gel pill.
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Docusate is used in the treatment of constipation and belongs to the drug class laxatives fda has not classified the drug for risk during pregnancy.
P10 docusate sodium 100 mg pill with imprint p10 is red white elliptical oval and has been identified as docusate sodium 100 mg.
Data sources include ibm watson micromedex updated 30 june 2020 cerner multum updated 1 july 2020 wolters kluwer.
Docusate is a stool softener.
A stool softener is a type of laxative called an emollient laxative.
In fact there are many types of laxatives.
Dulcolax gentle relief stool softener laxative docusate sodium 100mg liquid gel tablets 100 count 4 6 out of 5 stars 1 388 17 39 17.
So all stool softeners are laxatives but not all laxatives are stool softeners.
It is supplied by perrigo pharmaceuticals.
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