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What is Colace?

Colace is a brand name for the surfactant docusate sodium, a stool softener used in the treatment of constipation. It is available in capsule, liquid and enema preparations. When it is sold as Colace it is docusate sodium. Read more...Click to read more below

Purdue's Colace site

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Constipation 33 3
Bowel problems 9 2
Other 6 1
disease-related symptoms 2 0
General health 2 0
Constipation from IBS 2 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
2 33%
Mild
2 33%
None
2 33%

Most commonly reported side effects

Diarrhea
2 33%
cramping
1 17%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Colace. See all 19 dosages ►

  100 mg as needed 1ml as needed 200ml as needed 250mg as needed 300ml as needed 4 sodium100mg as needed as needed daily ml as needed sodium100mg as needed sodium100mg daily sodium50mg as needed 2 other daily 10 mg daily 50 mg daily 100 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily 600 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 9 Number of Patients: 9 9 Number of Patients: 9 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Colace (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
3 38% Other: 38%
Course of treatment ended
2 25% Course of treatment ended: 25%
Personal research
1 13% Personal research: 13%
Doctor's advice
1 13% Doctor's advice: 13%
Side effects too severe
1 13% Side effects too severe: 13%

See all 7 patients who’ve stopped taking Colace

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Colace

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
1
1
7
6
16

Stopped Taking Colace

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
1
1
0
2
1

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
2 33%
Usually
4 67%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
2 33%
Not at all
4 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
3 50%

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Report created on November 23, 2009.