Sodium Laurilsulfate

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

Scheme

Ph. Eur.

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000151-21-3

Chemical Formula

C12-H25-Na-O4-S

Molecular Weight

288

Therapeutic Category

Laxative, softener

Chemical Names

Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate (Ph. Eur.)

Sodium monododecyl sulfate (USP)

Sulfuric acid monododecyl ester sodium salt (USP)

Foreign Names

• Natrii laurilsulfas (Latin)
• Natriumdodecylsulfat (German)
• Sodium, laurilsulfate de (French)
• Sodio, laurilsulfato de (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (OS: JAN)
• Dodecyl alcohol, hydrogen sulfate, sodium salt (IS)
• Irium (IS)
• Natrium Lauryl Sulphuricum (IS)
• n-Dodecyl sulfate sodium (IS)
• SDS (IS)
• SLS (IS)
• Texapon K12 (IS)
• UNII-368GB5141J (IS)
• Natrii laurilsulfas (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Natriumdodecylsulfat (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate (PH: BP 2010)
• Sodium Laurilsulfate (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (PH: USP 32, JP XV)
• Sodium Lauryl Sulphate (PH: BP 2010)

Brand Names

• Manalax (Sodium Laurilsulfate and Docusate Sodium (veterinary use))
  Laboratoire TVM, France



• Microklist (Sodium Laurilsulfate and Sodium Citrate)
  Janssen-Cilag, Switzerland

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Ph. Eur.	European Pharmacopoeia
USP	Pharmacopoeia of the United States

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