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Lactulose
Generlac, Lactulose (lactulose) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Lactulose was first approved as Cephulac on 1982-01-01. It is used to treat constipation and hepatic encephalopathy in the USA.
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digestive system diseasesD004066
nervous system diseasesD009422
nutritional and metabolic diseasesD009750
signs and symptoms pathological conditionsD013568
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Generlac, Lactulose (discontinued: Acilac, Cephulac, Cholac, Chronulac, Constilac, Constulose, Duphalac, Enulose, Evalose, Heptalac, Lactulose, Laxilose, Portalac)
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Lactulose
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CEPHULACSanofiN-017657 DISCN1982-01-01
1 products, RLD
CHRONULACSanofiN-017884 DISCN1982-01-01
1 products, RLD
LACTULOSESolvay PharmaceuticalsN-017906 DISCN1982-01-01
1 products
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constuloseANDA2022-06-01
enuloseANDA2024-12-18
generlacANDA2024-07-16
kristaloseANDA2018-09-17
lactuloseANDA2024-12-20
lactulose solutionANDA2024-12-03
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constipation—D003248K59.0
hepatic encephalopathy—D006501K72.91
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A: Alimentary tract and metabolism drugs
— A06: Drugs for constipation
— A06A: Drugs for constipation
— A06AD: Osmotically acting laxatives
— A06AD11: Lactulose
— A06AD61: Lactulose, combinations
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Indications Phases 4
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ConstipationD003248—K59.0———1—1
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ColonoscopyD003113———1———1
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Drug common nameLactulose
INNlactulose
Description
Lactulose is a synthetic galactosylfructose disaccharide used in the treatment of constipation and hepatic encephalopathy. It has a role as a laxative and a gastrointestinal drug.
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Small molecule
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Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence)
OC[C@H]1O[C@](O)(CO)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O[C@@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]1O
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CAS-ID4618-18-2
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ChEMBL IDCHEMBL296306
ChEBI ID6359
PubChem CID11333
DrugBankDB00581
UNII ID9U7D5QH5AE (ChemIDplus, GSRS)
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