Lactic acid

Chemical formula: C₃H₆O₃  Molecular mass: 90.078 g/mol  PubChem compound: 612

Active ingredient description

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC Group Classification
G01AD01 Lactic acid G Genito urinary system and sex hormones → G01 Gynecological antiinfectives and antiseptics → G01A ANTIINFECTIVES AND ANTISEPTICS, EXCL. COMBINATIONS WITH CORTICOSTEROIDS → G01AD Organic acids
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Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 50-21-5
DrugBank Drug: DB04398
KEGG Drug: D00111
PubChem Compound: 612
RxNorm Ingredient: 28393
SNOMED-CT Concept: 77370004
Lactic acid (substance)
UNII Identifier: 33X04XA5AT
LACTIC ACID, UNSPECIFIED FORM
UNII Identifier: F9S9FFU82N
LACTIC ACID, L-

Medicines

Lactic acid is an active ingredient of these brands:

Australia (AU)

  • (combination) DUOFILM as LACTIC ACID, UNSPECIFIED FORM

Austria (AT)

Brazil (BR)

  • (combination) DIANEAL as SODIUM LACTATE
  • (combination) DUOFILM as LACTIC ACID, UNSPECIFIED FORM
  • (combination) EXTRANEAL as SODIUM LACTATE
  • (combination) LACTASOL as SODIUM LACTATE
  • (combination) PERITOSTERIL as SODIUM LACTATE

Canada (CA)

Croatia (HR)

Cyprus (CY)

Ecuador (EC)

  • BIOFIL as LACTIC ACID, UNSPECIFIED FORM
  • FEMELAC as LACTIC ACID, UNSPECIFIED FORM
  • LACTIBON FEM as LACTIC ACID, UNSPECIFIED FORM
  • (combination) COLLOPLUS as LACTIC ACID, UNSPECIFIED FORM
  • (combination) DIANEAL as SODIUM LACTATE
  • (combination) SOLETROL B as LACTIC ACID, UNSPECIFIED FORM
  • (combination) SOLETROL D as LACTIC ACID, UNSPECIFIED FORM

Estonia (EE)

  • (combination) BALANCE as SODIUM LACTATE
  • (combination) DUOFILM as LACTIC ACID, UNSPECIFIED FORM
  • (combination) EXTRANEAL as SODIUM LACTATE
  • (combination) GELOPLASMA as SODIUM LACTATE
  • (combination) HEMOSOL as LACTIC ACID, UNSPECIFIED FORM
  • (combination) NUTRINEAL PD4 as SODIUM LACTATE
  • (combination) PHYSIONEAL as SODIUM LACTATE
  • (combination) PRISMASOL as SODIUM LACTATE

Finland (FI)

France (FR)

Hong Kong (HK)

Ireland (IE)

  • (combination) CALMURID HC as LACTIC ACID, UNSPECIFIED FORM
  • (combination) DIANEAL PD4 as SODIUM LACTATE
  • (combination) DUOFILM as LACTIC ACID, UNSPECIFIED FORM
  • (combination) EXTRANEAL as SODIUM LACTATE
  • (combination) GELOPLASMA as SODIUM LACTATE
  • (combination) HEMOSOL as LACTIC ACID, UNSPECIFIED FORM
  • (combination) NUTRINEAL PD4 as SODIUM LACTATE
  • (combination) PHYSIONEAL as SODIUM LACTATE
  • (combination) PRISMASOL as SODIUM LACTATE
  • (combination) SALACTOL as LACTIC ACID, UNSPECIFIED FORM
  • (combination) SALATAC as LACTIC ACID, UNSPECIFIED FORM

Israel (IL)

Japan (JP)

Lithuania (LT)

Malta (MT)

Mexico (MX)

Netherlands (NL)

  • (combination) DUOFILM as LACTIC ACID, UNSPECIFIED FORM
  • (combination) GELOPLASMA as SODIUM LACTATE

New Zealand (NZ)

  • (combination) CALMURID as LACTIC ACID, UNSPECIFIED FORM
  • (combination) DIANEAL as SODIUM LACTATE
  • (combination) DIANEAL PD4 as SODIUM LACTATE
  • (combination) DUOFILM as LACTIC ACID, UNSPECIFIED FORM
  • (combination) EXTRANEAL as SODIUM LACTATE
  • (combination) HEMOSOL as LACTIC ACID, UNSPECIFIED FORM
  • (combination) PHYSIONEAL as SODIUM LACTATE

Nigeria (NG)

  • (combination) COLLOMAK as LACTIC ACID, UNSPECIFIED FORM
  • (combination) DRULLOMACK as LACTIC ACID, UNSPECIFIED FORM
  • (combination) LACTATED RINGERS as SODIUM LACTATE
  • (combination) SKINORITA as LACTIC ACID, UNSPECIFIED FORM
  • (combination) UNIDAR-F as SODIUM LACTATE
  • (combination) UNIHART as Sodium lactate

Poland (PL)

Romania (RO)

Singapore (SG)

South Africa (ZA)

  • (combination) DUOFILM as LACTIC ACID, UNSPECIFIED FORM
  • (combination) EXTRANEAL as SODIUM LACTATE
  • (combination) HEMOSOL as LACTIC ACID, UNSPECIFIED FORM
  • (combination) LACTATED RINGERS as SODIUM LACTATE
  • (combination) NEOLYTE as SODIUM LACTATE
  • (combination) PRISMASOL as SODIUM LACTATE

Spain (ES)

Tunisia (TN)

Turkey (TR)

United Kingdom (UK)

  • (combination) DIANEAL PD4 as SODIUM LACTATE
  • (combination) DUOFILM as LACTIC ACID, UNSPECIFIED FORM
  • (combination) HEMOSOL as LACTIC ACID, UNSPECIFIED FORM
  • (combination) LACTATED RINGERS as SODIUM LACTATE
  • (combination) NUTRINEAL PD4 as SODIUM LACTATE
  • (combination) PRISMASOL as SODIUM LACTATE
  • (combination) SALACTOL as LACTIC ACID, UNSPECIFIED FORM
  • (combination) SALATAC as LACTIC ACID, UNSPECIFIED FORM

United States (US)

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.

 
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