Kristalose

Active Ingredient(s): Lactulose
Category: Laxative

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Lactulose (/læktjloz/) is a synthetic, non-digestible sugar used in the treatment of chronic constipation[1] and hepatic encephalopathy, a complication of liver disease. It is a disaccharide (double-sugar) formed from one molecule each of the simple sugars (monosaccharides) fructose and galactose. It is produced commercially by isomerization of lactose. It is broadly classified as an osmotic laxative. Contents 1 Medical Application 1.1 Constipation 1.2 Hepatic encephalopathy 1.3...

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Details May Include Instructions, Side Effects, Interactions, Etc. Drug monograph is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GFDL (GNU Free Documentation License). Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactulose

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