lactulose
Drug ingredientThis chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.
Where It Comes From
26 FDA-registered drug labelers
Actavis Pharma, Inc.
APOZEAL PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Atlantic Biologicals Corp.
Bajaj Healthcare Ltd
Bajaj Medical, LLC
Bryant Ranch Prepack
Cardinal Health 107, LLC
Chartwell Governmental & Specialty RX, LLC.
Chartwell RX, LLC
Cumberland Assured Products Inc.
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Danipharm A/S
Foxland Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Fresenius Kabi AUSTRIA GmbH
Fresenius Kabi AUT GmbH
Kesin Pharma Corporation
Laboratoires Abbott CIE
Lacsa Pty Ltd
Lannett Company, Inc.
PAI Holdings, LLC dba PAI Pharma
Proficient Rx LP
Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.
Sionc Pharmaceutical Private Limited
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.
Trifluent Pharma, Inc.
Xttrium Laboratories, Inc.
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 7 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Lactulose
- •Generlac
- •Constulose
- •Kristalose
- •Lactulose Crystalline
- •Lactulose Solution
- •Enulose
FDA Shortage Status
Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."
No FDA shortage records
Chemical Identity
CAS4618-18-2
PubChem CID11333
DTXSIDDTXSID5045833
FormulaC12H22O11
Mol. Weight342.3 g/mol
SMILESC(C1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(OC(C2O)(CO)O)CO)O)O)O)O
Data Sources
113332026-04-07
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/lactulose/cids/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_name/lactulose.json
CAS 4618-18-22026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory
Archive: data/sources/tsca/tsca_inventory.csv
bulk match2026-04-07
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json