Dosage form: oral solution
Drug class:Laxatives
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Sep 1, 2020.
Lactulose Solution,USP
For Oral Administration
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Lactulose Oral Solution Description
Lactulose is a synthetic disaccharide in solution form for oral administration. Each 15 mL of lactulose solution contains: 10 g lactulose (and less than 1.6 g galactose, less than 1.2 g lactose, and 1.2 g or less of other sugars). Also contains water. The pH range is 2.5 to 6.5.
Lactulose is a colonic acidifier which promotes laxation.
The chemical name for lactulose is 4-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-D-fructofuranose. The molecular formula is C12H22O11. It has the following structural formula:
The molecular weight is 342.30. It is freely soluble in water.
Lactulose Oral Solution - Clinical Pharmacology
Lactulose is poorly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and no enzyme capable of hydrolysis of this disaccharide is present in human gastrointestinal tissu...
