SPL Set ID: a8af7389-3699-4873-b05a-509af7e8eaab

Lactulose is a synthetic disaccharide in solution form for oral or rectal administration. Each 15 mL of lactulose solution contains 10 grams lactulose (and less than 1.6 grams galactose, less than 1.2 grams lactose, and 0.1 grams or less of fructose). Lactulose 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. structure