Lactulose Treatment Report
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Brand Names:
Kristalose
What is Lactulose?
Lactulose is a laxative drug taken as an oral syrup and used to treat constipation. As a synthetic sugar it works by drawing water into the bowel to soften the consistency of stools to make them more motile.
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Reasons Taken
24 patients in the community are taking or have taken Lactulose.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Constipation | 9 | 37% |
| Other | 5 | 20% |
| Bowel problems | 5 | 20% |
| General health | 4 | 16% |
| Support another treatment | 1 | 4% |
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Lactulose or how long patients were taking Lactulose before stopping.
Currently taking Lactulose
Stopped taking Lactulose
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 2 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 50% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 50% | 1 |
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Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 100% | 2 |
Summary results are based on 2 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 2)
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- Sudds Wife
- Sensation: severe
- Overall: moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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by Sudds Wife
Jul 18, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Bowel problems
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