Lactulosedrug info
lactulose 667 MG/ML Oral Solution [Generlac]
What it is used for
For the prevention and treatment of portal-systemic encephalopathy, including the stages of hepatic pre-coma and coma. Controlled studies have shown that lactulose solution therapy reduces the blood ammonia levels by 25 to 50%; this is generally paralleled by an improvement in the patients' mental state and by an improvement in EEG patterns. The clinical response has been observed in about 75% of patients, which is at least as satisfactory as that resulting from neomycin therapy. An increase in patients' protein tolerance is also frequently observed with lactulose solution therapy. In the treatment of chronic portal-systemic encephalopathy, lactulose solution has been given for over 2 years in controlled studies.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective July 16, 2024. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Generlac Solution (Lactulose Solution, USP) is a synthetic disaccharide in solution form for oral or rectal administration. Each 15 mL of Generlac Solution contains: 10 g lactulose (and less than 1.6 g galactose, less than 1.2 g lactose, less than 0.8 g epilactose and 0.1 g or less of fructose). The pH range is between 2.5 and 6.5. Generlac Solution is a colonic acidifier for treatment and prevention of portal-systemic encephalopathy. 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. image description
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective July 16, 2024. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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