SHEET /m/lactulose · PubChem CID 11333 · CAS 4618-18-2 · REV 2026.07
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Lactulose
from sourceC12H22O11 · 342.3 g/mol
Chronulac · Cholac · Duphalac · Constilac
What is Lactulose?
A laxative syrup sold as Duphalac, a sugar the gut cannot absorb. It is sold without a prescription in the UK, and traces form when milk is heat treated. from source
CategoryPrescription medicine
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Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit
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C([C@@H]1[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H](O1)O[C@@H]2[…84 charactersWhere you'll find it
Dispensed on prescription, not sold on a shelf. See the rest of the prescription medicine group.
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