Lactulose

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

In the US, Lactulose (lactulose systemic) is a member of the drug class laxatives and is used to treat Constipation - Acute, Constipation - Chronic and Hepatic Encephalopathy.

US matches:

• Lactulose Crystals


• Lactulose Solution


• Lactulose

UK matches:

• Lactulose Solution (Novartis Consumer Health) (SPC)
• Lactulose Solution BP (Sandoz Limited) (SPC)

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A06AD11

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0004618-18-2

Chemical Formula

C12-H22-O11

Molecular Weight

342

Therapeutic Categories

Drug for metabolic disease treatment

Laxative, osmotically acting

Chemical Name

D-Fructose, 4-O-ß-D-galactopyranosyl-

Foreign Names

• Lactulosum (Latin)
• Lactulose (German)
• Lactulose (French)
• Lactulosa (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Lactulose (OS: JAN, DCF, USAN, BAN)
• Lattulosio (OS: DCIT)
• Lactulose (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6, JP XIV)
• Lactulose Concentrate (PH: USP 32)
• Lactulose Solution (PH: BP 2010)
• Lactulosum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Actilax
  Alphapharm, Australia



• Actulose
  Silva, Bangladesh



• Apo-Lactulose
  Apotex, Canada



• Asilac Syrup
  Asiatic Lab, Bangladesh



• Avolac
  Aristopharma, Bangladesh; Aristopharma, Myanmar



• Axant
  Mintlab, Chile



• Belmalax
  Belmac, Spain



• Bifinorma
  Merckle Recordati, Germany



• Bifiteral
  Solvay, Austria; Solvay, Belgium; Solvay, Germany; Solvay, Luxembourg



• Caloryl
  Sato Seiyaku, Japan



• Canalac
  Epla LabPakistan, Myanmar



• Cholac
  Alra, United States



• Colsanac
  Pierre Fabre, Portugal



• Constilac
  Alra, United States



• Constipen
  Combiphar, Indonesia



• Constulose
  Actavis, United States



• Detoxicol
  Nabiqasim, Sri Lanka



• Dhactulose
  DHA, Singapore



• Dia Colon
  Piam, Italy; Vecchi & Piam, Malta



• Dicelax
  Andromaco, Chile



• Dilax
  Unimed & Unihealth, Bangladesh



• Dismam
  Merck, Chile; Merck, Peru



• D-Lac
  Drug International, Bangladesh



• Dulax
  Antigen, Ireland



• Dulcolactol
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Indonesia



• Duphalac
  Grünenthal, Chile; Solvay, Austria; Solvay, Australia; Solvay, Belgium; Solvay, Bulgaria; Solvay, Bahrain; Solvay, China; Solvay, Czech Republic; Solvay, Estonia; Solvay, Spain; Solvay, Finland; Solvay, France; Solvay, United Kingdom; Solvay, Georgia; Solvay, Greece; Solvay, Hong Kong; Solvay, Croatia (Hrvatska); Solvay, Hungary; Solvay, Indonesia; Solvay, Ireland; Solvay, India; Solvay, Italy; Solvay, Sri Lanka; Solvay, Lithuania; Solvay, Luxembourg; Solvay, Latvia; Solvay, Myanmar; Solvay, Malta; Solvay, Malaysia; Solvay, Netherlands; Solvay, Norway; Solvay, New Zealand; Solvay, Oman; Solvay, Peru; Solvay, Philippines; Solvay, Poland; Solvay, Portugal; Solvay, Romania; Solvay, Russian Federation; Solvay, Sweden; Solvay, Singapore; Solvay, Slovakia; Solvay, Tunisia; Solvay, Turkey; Solvay, Taiwan; Solvay, Vietnam; Solvay, South Africa; Teriak, Tunisia



• Duphalac (veterinary use)
  Solvay, United Kingdom



• Enulose
  Actavis, United States



• Epalfen
  Zambon, Italy; Zambon, Romania



• Eugalac
  Töpfer, Germany



• Ezilax
  Tabuk, Bahrain; Tabuk Pharmaceutical, Oman



• Farlac
  Farmasa, Brazil



• Gatinar
  Melisana, Switzerland



• Generlac
  Morton Grove, United States



• Genlac
  Sigma, Australia



• Genocolan
  Craveri, Argentina



• Gerelax
  Gerard, Ireland; Gerard, Israel



• Imoper
  Actavis, Georgia; Balkanpharma, Bulgaria



• Kristalose
  Cumberland, United States; Mylan, United States



• Kulax
  Kuwait Saudi Pharmaceutical Industries Co. - KSPICO, Oman



• Laclose
  Opsonin, Bangladesh



• Lacson
  Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa



• Lactecon
  Solvay, Estonia; Solvay, Lithuania; Solvay, Latvia; Solvay, Slovenia



• Lactocur
  Hexal, Luxembourg



• Lactomed
  Medicraft, Myanmar



• Lactu
  Bio-Pharma, Bangladesh



• Lactuflor
  Rosen, Germany



• Lactugal
  Intrapharm, United Kingdom



• Lactugal (veterinary use)
  Intrapharm, United Kingdom



• Lactugel
  MIP, Germany



• Lactul
  Maquifarma, Peru; Sinphar, Taiwan



• Lactulac
  Koçak, Turkey



• Lactulade
  CNP, Germany



• Lactulax
  Chalver, Colombia; Fresenius Kabi, Indonesia; Ikapharmindo, Indonesia; Sam-On, Israel; Senosiain, Mexico



• Lactulen
  Farmacoop, Colombia



• Lactulol
  Hasco, Poland



• Lactulon
  Lazar, Argentina



• Lactulona
  Sankyo, Brazil; Sankyo, Venezuela



• Lactulos Ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Finland



• Lactulosa ABL
  ABL, Peru



• Lactulosa Biomedica
  Biomedica, Slovakia



• Lactulosa Farmindustria
  Farmindustria, Peru



• Lactulosa Lafedar
  Lafedar, Argentina



• Lactulosa Level
  Ern, Spain



• Lactulosa Lusa
  Lusa, Peru



• Lactulosa Portugal
  Naturgen, Peru



• Lactulosa
  Andromaco, Chile; Ecuaquímica, Ecuador; Mintlab, Chile



• Lactulose A
  Apothecon, Netherlands



• Lactulose Actavis
  Actavis, Netherlands



• Lactulose AL
  Aliud, Czech Republic; Aliud, Germany; Aliud, Romania



• Lactulose Almus
  Almus, France



• Lactulose Arcana
  Arcana, Austria



• Lactulose axcount
  Axcount, Germany



• Lactulose Biogaran
  Biogaran, France



• Lactulose Biomedica
  Biomedica, Czech Republic



• Lactulose Biphar
  Solvay, France



• Lactulose CF
  Centrafarm, Netherlands



• Lactulose Copyfarm
  Copyfarm, Denmark



• Lactulose EG
  EG Labo, France; Eurogenerics, Belgium



• Lactulose Genericon
  Genericon, Austria



• Lactulose Generis
  Generis, Portugal



• Lactulose Hanmi
  Hanmi, China



• Lactulose Heumann
  Heumann, Germany



• Lactulose Hexal
  Hexal, Austria; Hexal, Germany



• Lactulose Infusia
  Infusia, Czech Republic



• Lactulose Katwijk
  Apotex Europe, Netherlands



• Lactulose Merck
  Mylan, Netherlands



• Lactulose MIP
  Chephasaar, Estonia; Chephasaar, Latvia



• Lactulose Mylan
  Mylan, France



• Lactulose Neda
  Novartis Consumer Health, Germany



• Lactulose PCH
  Pharmachemie, Netherlands



• Lactulose Qualimed
  Qualimed, France



• Lactulose Ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, France; Ratiopharm, Netherlands



• Lactulose RPG
  Ranbaxy, France



• Lactulose Sandoz
  Sandoz, Germany; Sandoz, France



• Lactulose Solvay
  Solvay, Austria



• Lactulose Stada
  Stada, Germany



• Lactulose Teva
  Teva, Belgium; Teva Santé, France



• Lactulose
  E.I.P.I.C.O., Romania; Eipico, Oman; Hi-Tech, United States; Hudson, Bangladesh; Inalco, United States; Morton Grove, United States; Nikken, Taiwan; Novartis Consumer Health, United Kingdom; Novex, United States; Opalia, Tunisia; Pharmaceutical Associates, United States; Roxane, United States; Sandoz, United Kingdom; Tiofarma, Netherlands; Vintage, United States



• Lactulose P
  Kowa Souyaku, Japan



• Lactulose-1A Pharma
  1A Pharma, Germany



• Lactulose-AbZ
  AbZ, Germany



• Lactulose-Eurogenerics
  Eurogenerics, Luxembourg



• Lactulose-MIP
  Chephasaar, Bulgaria; Chephasaar, Lithuania; Chephasaar, Poland; Chephasaar, Serbia; MIP, Austria



• Lactulose-ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Germany; Ratiopharm, Luxembourg



• Lactulose-saar
  MIP, Germany



• Lactulose-Solvay
  Solvay, Luxembourg



• Lactulosestroop ActavisGroup
  Actavis Group, Netherlands



• Lactulosestroop CF
  Centrafarm, Netherlands



• Lactulosestroop PCH
  Pharmachemie, Netherlands



• Lactulosestroop ratiopharm
  ratiopharm, Netherlands



• Lactulosestroop Sandoz
  Sandoz, Netherlands



• Lactulosestroop
  Fagron, Netherlands



• Lactulosum
  Aflofarm, Poland; Nycomed, Poland; Polfarmex, Poland



• Lactumed
  Mediline, Peru



• Lactus
  ICM, Singapore



• Lactu-saar
  MIP, Germany



• Laevolac Laktulóz
  Fresenius, Hungary



• Laevolac
  Ferraz, Portugal; Fresenius, Hong Kong; Fresenius, Israel; Fresenius, Romania; Fresenius, Slovakia; I.E. Ulagay, Turkey; Roche, Italy



• Laevolac-Lactulose
  Fresenius Kabi, Austria



• Lagnos
  Ohkura Seiyaku, Japan; Sanwa Kagaku, Japan



• Laktipex
  Solvay, Sweden



• Laktulos Alternova
  Alternova, Finland



• Laktulos Apelsin Meda
  Meda, Sweden



• Laktulos Meda
  Meda, Sweden



• Laktulos Merck NM
  Merck NM, Finland



• Laktulose Medic
  Medic, Denmark



• Laktulose NM Pharma
  Generics, Iceland



• Laktulose PS
  Pharma-Skan, Denmark



• Laktulose SAD
  Amgros, Denmark



• Lansoyl Lactulose
  Pfizer, Luxembourg



• Lantulos
  Landson, Indonesia



• Lattulac
  Sofar, Italy



• Lattulosio ABC
  ABC, Italy



• Lattulosio Actavis
  Actavis, Italy



• Lattulosio Alter
  Alter, Italy



• Lattulosio Angenerico
  Angenerico, Italy



• Lattulosio Dorom
  Dorom, Italy



• Lattulosio EG
  EG, Italy



• Lattulosio Germed
  Germed Pliva, Italy



• Lattulosio IBI
  IBI, Italy



• Lattulosio Mylan
  Mylan, Italy



• Lattulosio ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Italy



• Lattulosio Sandoz
  Sandoz, Italy



• Lattulosio Teva
  Teva, Italy



• Lax
  Medicon, Bangladesh



• Laxaron
  Merck Médication Familiale, France



• Laxeerdrank lactulose
  Apotex Europe, Netherlands; Healthypharm, Netherlands; Leidapharm, Netherlands



• Laxeersiroop PCH
  Pharmachemie, Netherlands



• Laxeersiroop Samenwerkende Apothekers
  Samenwerkende Apothekers, Netherlands



• Laxette
  Medpro, South Africa



• Laxodad
  Dar-Al-Dawa, United Arab Emirates; Dar-Al-Dawa, Bahrain; Dar-Al-Dawa, Iraq; Dar-Al-Dawa, Lebanon; Dar-Al-Dawa, Libya; Dar-Al-Dawa, Nigeria; Dar-Al-Dawa, Oman; Dar-Al-Dawa, Saudi Arabia; Dar-Al-Dawa, Sudan; Dar-Al-Dawa, Somalia; Dar-Al-Dawa, Yemen



• Laxolac
  Globe, Bangladesh; Medical Union, Bahrain



• Laxose
  Pinewood, Ireland



• Laxulosa
  Roxfarma, Peru



• Legendal
  Zambon, Switzerland; Zambon, Netherlands



• Levolac
  Fresenius, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Leiras, Finland



• Liforos
  Taisho Yakuhin, Japan



• Lilac
  Getz, Philippines



• Lipebin
  Farmindustria, Peru



• Lipelab
  Keyfarm, Peru



• Medilax
  Medic, Denmark; Medic, Iceland



• Medixin
  Merck, Argentina



• Melaxose (Lactulose and Paraffin liquid)
  Biocodex, France



• Moderan
  Vargas, Venezuela



• Monilac
  Chugai, Japan



• Mylac
  Mystic, Bangladesh



• Normalac
  Molteni, Poland



• Normalax
  Shiba, Yemen



• Normase
  Dr. Reddy's, Russian Federation; Molteni, Georgia; Molteni, Italy; Molteni, Poland



• Opilax
  Otto, Indonesia



• Oralax
  Somatec, Bangladesh



• Osmolak
  Biofarma, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Biofarma, Turkey



• Osmolax
  ADWYA, Tunisia; Square, Bangladesh



• Pentalac
  UCI, Brazil



• Piarle
  Nippon Kayaku, Japan



• PMS-Lactulose
  Pharmascience, Canada; Pharmascience, Singapore



• Portalac
  Belupo, Russian Federation



• Portalak
  Belupo, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Belupo, Croatia (Hrvatska); Belupo, Serbia; Belupo, Slovenia



• Prorektal
  Lek, Slovenia



• Ramlac
  Ram Pharmaceutical, Oman



• ratio-Lactulose
  ratiopharm, Canada



• Regulact
  Valeant, Mexico



• Regulose
  General Pharma, Bangladesh; Novartis Consumer Health, United Kingdom



• Relacs
  ACI, Bangladesh



• Rialac
  Riyad Pharma, Oman



• Sedalac
  Sedico, Oman; Sedico Pharmaceutical, Ethiopia



• Serelose
  Beximco, Bangladesh



• Sintolatt
  Merck Generics, Italy



• Softner Syrup
  Rephco, Bangladesh



• Solac
  Soho, Indonesia



• Tenualax
  Bagó, Argentina



• Tractonorm Lax (veterinary use)
  Fort Dodge, Netherlands



• Tulac
  Eskayef, Bangladesh



• Tulos
  Acme, Bangladesh



• Tulotract
  Ardeypharm, Germany



• Verelait
  Bouty, Italy



• Xylose
  Delta, Bangladesh

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
SPC	Summary of Product Characteristics (UK)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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