Drug Name

Colace (Docusate)

Drug Uses

Colace is used for relieving occasional constipation as well as preventing moistureless, rocklike stools. It may as well as be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.

How Taken

Take Colace as directed by your doctor.

• Take Colace by mouth with or without food.
• Take Colace with a filled glass of water (8 oz/240 mL).
• Drinking extra fluids while you are using Colace is recommended. Check with your doctor for instructions.
• A bowel movement usually occurs 1 to 3 days after the earliest dose.

Ask your health care provider any questions you may possess about how to take Colace.

Drug Class as well as Mechanism

Colace is a stool softener. It works by helping overweight as well as water into the stool mass to soften the stool.

Missed Dose

Incase you miss a dose of Colace as well as are using it regularly, take it as soon as likely. Incase it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose as well as go back to your normal dosing schedule. Do not take 2 doses at once.

Storage

Store Colace at room temperature, between 68 as well as 77 degrees F (20 as well as 25 degrees C). Store away from heat, moisture, as well as light. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep in a close, light-resistant container. Keep Colace out of the reach of children as well as away from pets.

Warnings/Precautions

Do not take Colace if:

• you are allergic to any ingredient in Colace;
• you possess undiagnosed abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, or appendicitis.

Contact your doctor or health care provider fair away incase any of these apply to you.

Important :

• The risk of loss of common bowel function may be greater incase you take Colace in high doses or for a extended time. Do NOT take more than the recommended dose or take for longer than prescribed without checking with your doctor.
• Incase your symptoms do not get better within 1 week or incase they get worse, check with your doctor.
• Check with your doctor incase you do not possess a bowel movement or incase you possess rectal bleeding after using Colace.
• Do not take Colace with other laxatives or stool softeners, unless directed by your doctor.
• Do not take Colace incase you experience stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, or rectal bleeding, except under the direction of your doctor.
• Incase you notice a unexpected change in bowel movements that lasts for 2 weeks or more, check with your doctor.
• Pregnancy as well as breast-feeding: Incase you become pregnant, contact your doctor. You will need to discuss the benefits as well as risks of using Colace while you are pregnant. It is not known incase Colace is found in breast milk. Incase you are or will be breast-feeding while you take Colace , check with your doctor. Discuss any likely risks to your baby.

Likely Side Effects

Check with your doctor incase any of these most ordinary side effects persist or become bothersome:

• pungent taste; bloating; cramping; diarrhea; gas; irritation around the rectum; throat irritation.

Seek health examination attention fair away incase any of these very bad side effects occur:

• very bad allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue) fainting; nausea; vomiting.

More Information

Colace is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.

Incase your symptoms do not improve or incase they become worse, check with your doctor.