Docusate sodium
Drug ingredientCAS 577-11-7
This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.
US productionCBI
Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.
Import value, 2024$139M
Top sourceChina 67%
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 291719 · basket
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 291719, which covers 176 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).
CN 67%ChinaCA 13%CanadaAT 4%AustriaIN 4%IndiaJP 4%Japan
- Taiwan
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
- Mexico
- South Africa
- Denmark
- Malaysia
- Ukraine
- Colombia
- Hong Kong
- Slovakia
EPA-registered manufacturers (9)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Syensqo Sa · BE Belgium
Ascent Chemicals
Dow Chemical
Dystar
Innospec
Show all 9
Mfg Chemical
Solvay
The Lewis Chemical
Verdant Specialty Solutions
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Cargill, Incorporated
Elementis
EPA-registered importers (10)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Pcc Exol Sa · PL Poland
Arkema
Basf
Daxx
Show all 10
Delta Carbona
Pcc Chemax
Stahl Usa
Westrock
Zschimmer&Schwarz
128 FDA-registered drug labelers
A-S Medication Solutions
Advanced Rx LLC
Advanced Rx of Tennessee, LLC
Advanced Rx Pharmacy of Tennessee, LLC
AENOVA ROMANIA S.R.L.
Aldama Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Alexso, Inc
Allegiant Health
Amazon.com Services LLC
American Health Packaging
Amerisource Bergen
AmerisourceBergen (Good Neighbor Pharmacy) 46122
AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp
APL HEALTHCARE LIMITED
APNAR PHARMA LP
Army & Air Force Exchange Service
Asclemed USA, Inc.
ATLANTIC BIOLOGICALS CORP.
Atlantis Consumer Healthcare Inc.
AvPAK
Basic Drugs, Inc.
Bayer HealthCare LLC.
Belleview Bio Science
Best Choice (Valu Merchandisers Company)
BETTER LIVING BRANDS LLC.
Bi-Mart
Bioventure Healthcare - FZE
BJWC (Berkley & Jensen / BJ's)
Brainstorm Industries LLC
Bryant Ranch Prepack
C.B. Fleet Company, Inc.
Cardinal Health
Cardinal Health 107, LLC
CARDINAL HEALTH 110, LLC. DBA LEADER 70000
CARDINAL HEALTH, 110 DBA LEADER
Care One (Retail Business Services, LLC.)
Catalent Ontario Limited
Chain Drug Consortium, LLC
Chain Drug Marketing Association
Chattem, Inc.
Costco Wholesale
CVS HEALTH
CVS Pharmacy
CVS PHARMACY, INC
Discount Drug Mart, Inc
Dolgencorp, Inc. (DOLLAR GENERAL & REXALL)
EQUATE (Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) (see also WAL-MART INC)
Family Dollar (FAMILY WELLNESS)
Farmacias De Similares TX LLC
Geri-Care Pharmaceutical Corp
GERI-CARE PHARMACEUTICALS, CORP
GOOD SENSE
Good Sense (Geiss, Destin & Dunn, Inc.)
Granulation Technology, Inc.
H E B
HealthLife of USA LLC
Heartland Pharma Co.
HHH Pharmaceuticals
Humanwell PuraCap Pharmaceutical (Wuhan) Co., Ltd.
Humanwell PuraCap Pharmaceutical (Wuhan), Ltd.
Humanwell PuraCap Pharmaceuticals (Wuhan) Co., Ltd
Hunan Jiudian Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd.
Kesin Pharma Corporation
KROGER
KROGER COMPANY
L. Perrigo Company
LLORENS PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL DIVISION
Magno-Humphries, Inc.
MAJOR PHARMACEUTICALS
Marc Glassman, Inc.
Marlex Pharmaceuticals Inc
MEDGEL PRIVATE LIMITED
Meijer Distribution Inc.
MEIJER, INC.
Mission Pharmacal Company
Morepen Laboratories Limited
National Vitamin Company
NCS HealthCare of KY, LLC dba Vangard Labs
NuCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
NUVICARE LLC
OPMX LLC
P & L Development, LLC
Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd
PAI Holdings, LLC dba PAI Pharma
Patheon Softgels Inc.
PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Pharbest Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Physicians Science & Nature Inc.
Pioneer Life Sciences, LLC
Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Prodose, Inc.
Proficient Rx LP
Publix Supermarkets, Inc.
PuraCap Pharmaceutical LLC
QUALITY CHOICE (Chain Drug Marketing Association)
Quest Products LLC
Reese Pharmaceutical Co
Reliable 1 Laboratories LLC
RMT HEALTH LLC
RUGBY LABORATORIES
Safecor Health, LLC
Safeway, Inc.
Sam's West Inc
Sato Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Seton Pharmaceuticals
Shield Pharmaceuticals Corp
SOFTGEL HEALTHCARE PRIVATE LIMITED
Spectrum Laboratory Products, Inc.
STRATEGIC SOURCING SERVICES LLC
SYNFINE DRUGS PRIVATE LIMITED
TARGET CORPORATION
TCB USA Corporation
Terrain Pharmaceuticals
The Kroger Co.
TIME CAP LABORATORIES, INC
TOP CARE (Topco Associates LLC)
TOPCO ASSOCIATES LLC
Ulai Health LLC
United Natural Foods, Inc. dba UNFI
Village Pharma
VIVUNT PHARMA LLC
Walgreen Co.
WALGREEN COMPANY
Walgreens
WALGREENS CO.
WALMART INC. (see also Equate)
Wanbury Limted
WinCo Foods, LLC
Why It Matters
Sectors
Plastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore ChemicalsHealthEnergyConsumer ProductsMetals & MiningTextilesAgricultureConstruction
Downstream Uses
Appears in 92 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Senna-S
- •Gencare-Senna-S Softgel
- •Stool Softener Laxative
- •DOK
- •Docusate Sodium - Stool Softener Laxative
- •Docusate Sodium
- •Docu Liquid
- •Stool Softener
Show all 92
- •Stool Softener and Stimulant Laxative
- •Stool Softener Plus Stimulant Laxative
- •Stool Softener-Stimulant Laxative
- •Sankaijo
- •Docusate Sodium softgels 50mg (Dye Free)
- •Stool Softener Docusate Sodium
- •Colon Detox
- •Stimulant Laxative Plus Stool Softener
- •Topcare Stool Softener
- •Docusate Sodium, Extra Strength 250 MG
- •Docusate Sodium Oral Liquid
- •Docusate Sodium 100MG
- •Sennosides, Docusate Sodium
- •Preferred Stool Softener
- •good sense stool softener
- •Docusate Sodium and Sennosides
- •Stool Softener Laxative Plus Stimulant
- •Stool Softener Extra Strength
- •Sennosides and Docusate Sodium
- •Colace
- •Stool Softener Regular Strength
- •Docusate Sodium Liquid
- •Docusate Mini Enema
- •Enemeez
- •Enemeez Kids
- •HEB Stool Softener
- •Senna TIME S
- •CVS Health Stool Softener Plus stimulant laxative Softgel
- •Prolaxa
- •Drug Mart Vegetable Laxative plus Stool Softener
- •Stool Softener Laxative Extra Strength
- •Phillips Stool Softener Bulk Docusate
- •Senna Plus
- •Enemeez Plus
- •H E B Stool Softener laxative
- •Dulcolax Stool Softener
- •Laxacin
- •Docusate Sodium 100mg Two-Tone
- •Colace Extra Strength Stool Softner
- •Walgreens Stool Softener Fruit Punch
- •CVS Stool Softener Fruit Punch
- •Docuzen
- •Fleet
- •Good Neighbor Stool Softener
- •Quality Choice Stool Softener laxative
- •Senna S Orange
- •Topcare Stool Softener laxative
- •Senexon-S
- •Senna WITH Docusate Sodium
- •Senna-S Softgel
- •Preferred Stool Softener laxative
- •Dulcolax Pink Stool Softener
- •CitraNatal 90 DHA
- •Good Neighbor Stool Softener laxative
- •Laxative and Stool Softener
- •Winco Stool Softener
- •Gentle Stool Softener
- •Stool Softener with Laxative
- •basic care stool softener
- •Fevia Constipation Control
- •Quality Choice Stool Softener
- •CVS Mini Enema
- •Senna-S Laxative WITH Stool Softener
- •Stool Softening Senna Laxative
- •Natural Vegetable Laxative and Stool Softener
- •Promolaxin
- •Vegetable Laxative and Stool Softner
- •Docusate Sodium 50 MG
- •Drug Mart Stool Softener plus Stimulant Laxative
- •GeriCare Docusate Sodium Liquid
- •Stool Softener with Stimulant Laxative
- •Laxative Stool Softener
- •Se-Natal 19
- •Laxative Docusate Sodium with Senna
- •Stool Softener Plus Stimulant
- •Sool Softener Laxative
- •Stool Softener plus Laxative
- •Senokot-S
- •Healix Senna-S
- •Pedia-Lax
- •Kroger Stool Softener Fruit Punch
- •Ferralet 90
- •Docusate Sodium 50MG Softgel (RED)
- •exchange select stool softener
FDA Shortage Status
Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."
No FDA shortage records
Industrial Uses
Used in 19 sectors as 14 functional roles.
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Filler in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Plastics Product Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (9%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (15%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Adhesive Manufacturing (6%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Viscosity modifiers in Other (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Flocculating agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface modifier in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Emulsifier in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Adhesive Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Preservative in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Wetting agent (non-aqueous) in Adhesive ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Preservative in Adhesive ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Preservative in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Preservative in Not Known or Reasonably AscertainableNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
Vendor Pricing
$0.06/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$28.00 / 500 g
Purity96%
Vendors17 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
16 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.06 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.06 | 500 g | 96% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.10 | 500 g | 95% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.14 | 100 g | 95% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.15 | 1 kg | 96% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.15 | 1 kg | 96% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Cayman Europe | Estonia | $0.46 | 250 g | 95% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.54 | 100 g | 97% |
| AstaTech, Inc | United States | $0.59 | 100 g | 95% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $1.19 | 100 g | 97% |
| MedKoo Biosciences, Inc | United States | $18.00 | 25 g | 98% |
| Molnova | China | $224.00 | 500 mg | 99% |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $248.00 | 500 mg | 99.77% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 96% |
| Key Organics Ltd. | United Kingdom | $6900.00 | 10 mg | 95% |
Chemical Identity
CAS577-11-7
PubChem CID23673837
DTXSIDDTXSID8022959
FormulaC20H37NaO7S
Mol. Weight444.6 g/mol
SMILESCCCCC(CC)COC(=O)CC(C(=O)OCC(CC)CCCC)S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Na+]
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8022959Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 23673837Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Docusate sodium (CAS 577-11-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/577-11-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8022959. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8022959 PubChem: 23673837. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23673837 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 577-11-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 577-11-7. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 291719 for CAS 577-11-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/