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DOCUSATE SODIUM (DIOCTYL SODIUM SULFOSUCCINATE)

All products: general benefit

Other products in the same Health Canada class (A06A, A06AA) — coverage varies; not interchangeable

  • Mineral oil (Fleet Enema Mineral Oil): general benefit
  • Bisacodyl (Dulcolax): general benefit
  • Citrus fibre + grain (Novo-Fibre): general benefit, Not a benefit
  • Lactulose (PMS-Lactulose): general benefit
  • Citric acid + oxide + picosulfate (Pico-Salax): general benefit

Colace · DIN 02106256 · 100mg · capsule

General benefitMarketed · checked 2026-09-02
StatusGeneral benefit
Write on scriptno code needed
Patient paysPatient pays: program not supplied; amount cannot be determined.
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1 brand, same coverage
Colace · DIN 02106256 Manufacturer: WellSpring Pharmaceutical Canada Corp.; listing date 2006-04-19 Health Canada: Marketed since 2024-12-24 · brand COLACE CAPSULES · ATC A06AA02 DOCUSATE SODIUM · form Capsule · route Oral · ingredients DOCUSATE SODIUM 100 MG · company Pharmascience inc · schedule Non-prescription drugs
Check this DIN again · Health Canada product record

Ministry pays: $0.0328 per source unit.

Source explanation: The formulary price is what ODB pays; the cash price at the counter is set by the pharmacy.

Formulary data: Ontario extract of Aug 26, 2026 · Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=29540 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 02106256)

Source record
DIN 02106256: Colace Raw flags: sec3=Y, selfMed=Y Item: 561200008; group id 649; item number 1629; lccId None; manufacturer id WEL Source form: Cap; strength: 100mg Recorded listing: General benefit; self-medication (OTC-type) product Source prices (unrounded): $0.1342; ministry $0.0328 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=02106256 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=29540
Interchangeable products
Docusate Sodium · DIN 00716731 · $0.0328 Jamp-Docusate Sodium · DIN 02245946 · $0.0328 Soflax · DIN 01994344 · $0.0328
Shortage status: no shortage or discontinuation reported (checked 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00); reports as of 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00 (Health Product Shortages Canada) Source: https://healthproductshortages.ca/search?term=02106256
Shortage record checked 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00
Other drugs in the same formulary class (56:12 Cathartics) and how they are covered

Matched class: 56:12 Cathartics

Drug-class inventory only. Lists recorded Ontario formulary products, not every Canadian medication; does not recommend treatment. Covered without a code on the Ontario formulary: BISACODYL, LACTULOSE, MAGNESIUM OXIDE & CITRIC ACID & SODIUM PICOSULFATE, MINERAL OIL, PSYLLIUM MUCILLOID, SENNOSIDES A & B, SODIUM BIPHOSPHATE & SODIUM PHOSPHATE Some products covered without a code (check the product listing): GRAIN & CITRUS FIBRE 56:12 Cathartics

MINERAL OIL

· 1 products · General benefit · strengths: 100% · Enema

BISACODYL

· 5 products · General benefit · strengths: 5mg, 10mg · Ent Tab, Sup

GRAIN & CITRUS FIBRE

· 2 products · General benefit (1), Listed, not a benefit (1) · strengths: · Tab

LACTULOSE

· 1 products · General benefit · strengths: 667mg/mL · O/L

MAGNESIUM OXIDE & CITRIC ACID & SODIUM PICOSULFATE

· 2 products · General benefit · strengths: 3.5g & 12g & 10mg · Pd for Sol-12g Sachet

PSYLLIUM MUCILLOID

· 1 products · General benefit · strengths: · Oral Pd

SENNOSIDES A & B

· 2 products · General benefit · strengths: 8.6mg · Tab

SODIUM BIPHOSPHATE & SODIUM PHOSPHATE

· 2 products · General benefit · strengths: 160mg & 60mg/mL · Ped Rect Sol, Rect Sol (with Preservative) Source: formulary-ed43-front-matter.txt Part V; ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26; class 56:12
Full class listing Related classes: 56:04 Antacids and Adsorbents, 56:08 Antidiarrhea Agents, 56:16 Digestants, 56:22 Antiemetics and Antinauseants, 56:40 Miscellaneous G.I. Drugs Same formulary class, not same indication: class membership alone does not establish equivalent uses.
What the Health Canada label says it is for
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