Docusate Calcium

Preferred Label : Docusate Calcium;

NCIt definition : The calcium salt of docusate, a dioctyl salt and an emollient laxative with stool-softening activity. Docusate decreases surface tension and emulsification of fecal matter and allows water to penetrate and mix with stool. As a result, it softens the stool.;

UNII : 6K7YS503HC;

InChIKey : DWKPZOZZBLWFJX-UHFFFAOYSA-L;

CAS number : 128-49-4;

Drug name : Surfak;

Chemical formula : 2C20H37O7S.Ca;

Details

Origin ID

C28999;

UMLS CUI

C0282140;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- dioctyl sulfosuccinic acid [MeSH Descriptor]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Docusate calcium (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- docusate calcium [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]
- Pharmacologic Substance [UMLS semantic type]
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- FDA Established Names and Unique Ingredient Identifier Codes Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Docusate [NCIt concept]
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- Docusate [NCIt concept]

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