Medicines in Practice is a series of evidence–based publications specifically designed to support stakeholder medicines optimisation services. The series aims to maximise health gains through the optimum use of medicines, by influencing and changing prescribing behaviour. This document aims to review the evidence base for the use of docusate in the management of constipation, and discusses the over prescribing of laxatives in general.
The Medicines in Practice bulletin on docusate can be accessed here