Lactulose

Drug Status in USA : Approved
Drug Status in Canada : Approved

pronunciation

pronounced as (lak' tyoo lose)

Why is this medication prescribed?

Lactulose is a synthetic sugar used to treat constipation. It is broken down in the colon into products that pull water out from the body and into the colon. This water softens stools. Lactulose is also used to reduce the amount of ammonia in the blood of patients with liver disease. It works by drawing ammonia from the blood into the colon where it is removed from the body.

This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.


How should this medicine be used?

Lactulose comes as liquid to take by mouth. It usually is taken once a day for treatment of constipation and three or four times a day for liver disease. Your prescription label tells you how much medicine to take at each dose. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take lactulose exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.


What are the precautions to be followed?

Before taking lactulose,
  • tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to lactulose or any other drugs.
  • tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications you are taking, especially antacids, antibiotics including neomycin (Mycifradin), and other laxatives.
  • tell your doctor if you have diabetes or require a low-lactose diet.
  • tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking lactulose, call your doctor.
  • if you are having surgery or tests on your colon or rectum, tell the doctor that you are taking lactulose.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Lactulose may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:
  • diarrhea
  • gas
  • nausea
If you have any of the following symptoms, stop taking lactulose and call your doctor immediately:
  • stomach pain or cramps
  • vomiting


How to store the medication and dispose it of after its use later?

Keep this medication in the container it came in, tightly closed, and out of reach of children. Store it at room temperature and away from excess heat and moisture (not in the bathroom). Throw away any medication that is outdated or no longer needed. Talk to your pharmacist about the proper disposal of your medication.


Drug Category/Class

  • Gastrointestinal Agents
  • Osmotically Acting Laxatives
  • Drugs for Constipation
  • Alimentary Tract and Metabolism
  • Osmotically acting laxatives
Prescribed For the treatment of constipation and hepatic encephalopathy.
Weight :342.2965
Structure Lactulose
Generic Drug Lactulose prescribed For the treatment of constipation and hepatic encephalopathy.
Formula

C12H22O11

Lactulose has 103 Brands listed


Actual (100 ml)Agilax (100 ml)
Agrolac (100 ml)Agrolac (200 ml)
Amylux (100 ml)Anluse
AnluseAxilose (100 ml)
Axilose (200 ml)Bowelac (100 ml)
Bowelac (200 ml)Bowlease (100 ml)
Bulky (200 ml)Concure (100 ml)
Concure (200 ml)Darix (100 ml)
Dufadin (100 ml)Duphalac (100 ml)
Duphalac (200 ml)Duphalac (60 ml)
Evaquat (150 ml)Evaquat (50 ml)
Evict (100 ml)Evict (200 ml)
Eziluk (100 ml)Eziluk (200 ml)
Freshcol (100 ml)Freshcol (200 ml)
Gush (140 ml)Hapylac (200 ml)
Harilax (100 ml)Lace (100 ml)
Lack (100 ml)Lacotix (100 ml)
Lacsa (100 ml)Lacsan (100 ml)
Lacsan (240 ml)Lacto (100 ml)
Lactolex (100 ml)Lactoliv (100 ml)
Lactoliv (200 ml)Lactolux
Lactonel (100 ml)Lactoriv (100 ml)
LactucosLactucos (100 ml)
Lactulax (450 ml)Lactulin (100 ml)
Lactulin (200 ml)Lactulo (100 ml)
Lactup (100 ml)Lactusan (100 ml)
Laxacool (100 ml)Laxaid (15 ml)
Laxan (100 ml)Laxatin (100 ml)
Laxicare Soft (100 ml)Laxicare Soft (200 ml)
Laxil (200 ml)Laxitose Oral (100 ml)
Laxitose Oral (200 ml)Laxiwal (100 ml)
Laxiwal (200 ml)Laxolin (100 ml)
Laxolin (50 ml)Laxose (100 ml)
Laxose (200 ml)Lexabol (100 ml)
Livintact EV (15 ml)Livol (100 ml)
Livoluk (100 ml)Livoluk (200 ml)
Livoluk (60 ml)Looz (150 ml)
Looz (200 ml)Looz (80 gm)
Looz (Rectal) (250 ml)Luzax (100 ml)
Luzax (200 ml)Lxitose (100 ml)
Mtlac (100 ml)Mtlac (200 ml)
Normalac (100 ml)Nostipan (100 ml)
O Loze (100 ml)Osmowin Soln (100 ml)
Ractimax (100 ml)Ractimax (200 ml)
Rapiduce (100 ml)Rapiduce (200 ml)
Ree Lax (100 ml)Reevac (100 ml)
Riliz (150 ml)Sacrulose (100 ml)
Sacrulose (200 ml)Smooz (100 ml)
Swiftolac (100 ml)Swiftolac (200 ml)
Swilac (100 ml)Symolose
Symolose (100 ml)Trulose (100 ml)
Wonlac (100 ml)

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