Livonia, Mich.-based Rugby Laboratories is recalling its Diocto liquid and Diocto syrup stool softener products over a risk of bacterial contamination. The products, manufactured by PharmaTech, may ...

Rugby Laboratories announced a voluntary recall of all lots of Diocto Liquid and Diocto Syrup (docusate sodium solutions) due to a risk of contamination with Burkholderia cepacia. Rugby Laboratories ...

Stool softeners make stools easier to pass by increasing moisture. Stool softeners can take up to 72 hours to work. Other ...

Infection prevention and control experts halted a 24-patient outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia in critically ill children after identifying docusate, a liquid stool softener, as the underlying source ...

(HealthDay News) — The US Food and Drug Administration has announced a recall of numerous liquid pharmaceutical products because of possible bacterial contamination that could cause severe infections ...

A laxative is a substance that you use to help you have a bowel movement. A stool softener is a type of laxative called an emollient laxative. There are many types of over-the-counter laxatives, so ...

Laxatives are products that help people empty their bowels, and there are many types. Stool softeners are a type of laxative, but not all laxatives are stool softeners. Although some other laxatives ...

Natural stool softeners include fibrous fruits, probiotics, and some oils. Constipation is widespread across the United States. The National Institute for Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases ...

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2017 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced a recall of numerous liquid pharmaceutical products because of possible bacterial contamination that could cause severe ...