Source: FDA, National Drug Code (US) Revision Year: 2021
Lactulose is a synthetic disaccharide in solution form for oral administration. Each 15 mL of lactulose solution, USP contains: 10 g lactulose (and less than 1.6 g galactose, less than 1.2 g lactose, and 0.1 g or less of fructose).
Lactulose is a colonic acidifier which promotes laxation.
The chemical name for lactulose is 4-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-D-fructofuranose.
It has the following structural formula:
The molecular weight is 342.30. It is freely soluble in water.
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Product: 50090-3436 NDC: 50090-3436-0 237 mL in a BOTTLE. |
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