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Brand Names:
Kristalose, Enulose
What is Lactulose? Lactulose is a laxative drug taken as an oral syrup and used to treat constipation. It is also used in the prevention and treatment of portal-systemic encephalopathy, a neuropsychiatric syndrome associated with liver disease.
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41 patients in the community are taking or have taken Lactulose.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
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| Constipation | 15 | 36% |
| Bowel problems | 10 | 24% |
| Other | 5 | 12% |
| General health | 4 | 9% |
| remove blood ammonia | 1 | 2% |
| to avoid obstipation | 1 | 2% |
| Support another treatment | 1 | 2% |
| 10g/15mL as needed | 10mg as needed | 2ml as needed | 2 x 10 g/15 mL as needed | 3 10g/15mL as needed | as needed | daily | mg as needed | 2 daily | 2 tbs. daily | 3 tbs. daily | 10 g/15 mL daily | 10 g/15 mL daily | 20 g | 15 mL daily | 20 g daily | 20 mL daily | 2 x 10 g/15 mL daily | 30 mL daily | 45 daily | 45 mL daily | 6 x 10 g/15 mL daily | ||
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How long current patients have been taking Lactulose or how long patients were taking Lactulose before stopping.
Results from 5 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
| Major | 100% | 1 |
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Other
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
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| Moderate | 20% | 1 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 80% | 4 |
Top reported side-effects include: Diarrhea, Bowel (fecal) incontinence, bowel pain
Summary results are based on 5 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Report created on November 08, 2009.