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Lactulose

A synthetic sugar made from lactose, first prepared in 1929 and used in medicine since the 1950s as an osmotic laxative and for hepatic encephalopathy. It is on the WHO List of Essential Medicines. This family brings together the active ingredient and other impurities.

Did you know?Raw milk contains none: it forms when milk is heated, and the stronger the heat treatment, the more lactulose there is.

LactuloseGo to the active ingredient →
LactuloseActive ingredientLactuloseCat. No. P-L006-001CAS 4618-18-2
D-TagatoseImpurityD-TagatoseCat. No. P-L006-004CAS 41847-61-4

EDQM standards 2

The official European Pharmacopoeia standards for this family.

Reference substanceLactulose CRSEDQM code L0130000Family Lactulose

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