Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid (definition)

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ψ	Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid

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Definition: All-purpose surfactant, wetting agent, and solubilizer used in the drug, cosmetics, and food industries. It has also been used in laxatives and as cerumenolytics. It is usually administered as either the calcium, potassium, or sodium salt.

Pharmacological Action Surface-Active Agents

Other names Docusate; Dioctyl Sulfosuccinates; Sulfosuccinates, Dioctyl; Sodium, Docusate; Potassium, Docusate; Dioctylsulphosuccinate, Sodium; Dioctyl Sulfosuccinate, Sodium; Calcium, Docusate; Sodium Dioctylsulphosuccinate; Sodium Dioctyl Sulfosuccinate; Sodium Bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate; Docusate Sodium; Docusate Potassium; Docusate Calcium; Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid, Sodium Salt; Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid, Potassium Salt; Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid, Magnesium Salt; Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid, Calcium Salt; Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid, Barium Salt; Dioctylsulfosuccinate

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source	Drugs*
docusate sodium mixt. with phenolphtalein	89066-78-4 Butanedioic acid, sulfo-, 1,4-bis(2-ethylhexyl) ester, sodium salt, mixt. with 3,3-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1(3H)-isobenzofuranone	Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid Phenolphthalein Drug Combinations.	Ann Intern Med 1983;99(1):14

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