Uses: Sodium docusate is used to treat constipation, as a laxative or stool softener. It is also used in the ... More ...
Uses: Sodium docusate is used to treat constipation, as a laxative or stool softener. It is also used in the synthesis of electrospun fibers for customizing and controlling the release of antibiotic drugs.
Items Standard
Characters Description: white, wax-like, plastic solid, having a
characteristic odor suggestive of octyl alcohol, but no
odor of other solvents.
Solubility:very
soluble in solvent hexane; freely soluble in alcohol
and in glycerin; sparingly soluble in water.
Identification
IR
:Concordant with Reference Standard
Clarity of
solution Dissolve 25 g
in 100 mL of alcohol: the solution does not develop a
haze within 24 hours
Water Not more than
2.0%
Residue on
ignition 15.5% ~ 16.5%,
calculated on the anhydrous basis
Heavy metals Not more than
10 ppm
Limit of
bis(2-etylhexyl)maleate Not more than
0.4%
Residual
solvents 2-Ethyl-1-hexanol
: Not more than 0.5%