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.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Constipation | 14 |
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1 | ||||
| General health | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Other | 1 | 0 |
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Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Lactulose. See all 11 dosages ►
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Did not seem to work
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1 | 20% |
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Personal research
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1 | 20% |
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Doctor's advice
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1 | 20% |
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Other
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1 | 20% |
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Course of treatment ended
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1 | 20% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- kitkat2055
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: moderate
- Legs: severe
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- kitkat2055
- 10 g/15 mL daily
- since Apr 15, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Constipation
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Side Effects
None
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Report created on November 21, 2009.