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dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate

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dioctyl calcium sulfosuccinate, dioctyl potassium sulfosuccinate, dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate.
See docusate.

dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate
docusate sodium; abbreviated DSS. Used pharmacologically as a fecal softener, wetting agent and cathartic. Overdosing in horses for the treatment of impaction colic can cause deaths preceded by paralytic ileus, severe dehydration and diarrhea.


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It's often mixed with dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (DSS), a detergent-like additive that helps it dissolve in cold water.
 
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