Lactitol
- Generic Name
- Lactitol
- Brand Names
- Pizensy
- Drug Type
- Small Molecule
- Chemical Formula
- C12H24O11
- CAS Number
- 585-86-4
- Unique Ingredient Identifier
- L2B0WJF7ZY
- Background
Lactitol, also known as 4-β-D-galactopyranosyl-D-glucitol, is a sugar alcohol synthesized from lactose. It is used in food manufacturing as a nutritive sweetener and is approximately 35% as sweet as table sugar (i.e. sucrose). Clinically, lactitol has been investigated for use as an osmotic laxative and, along with other non-absorbable disaccharides such as ...
- Indication
Lactitol is indicated for the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation in adults.
- Associated Conditions
- Constipation, Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE), Occasional Constipation, Chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC)
- Associated Therapies
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Pilot Study of the Effectiveness of Probiotics and Lactitol for the Decolonization of OXA-48 (Carbapenemase) Producing Klebsiella Pneumoniae Among Rectal Carriers
- First Posted Date
- 2014-12-04
- Last Posted Date
- 2014-12-05
- Target Recruit Count
- 20
- Registration Number
- NCT02307383
- Locations
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Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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