Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API)
Lactitol Monohydrate
Osmotic Laxative
A disaccharide alcohol used as an osmotic laxative and as a sugar substitute in diabetic foods. It is poorly absorbed; in the colon, it is broken down by bacteria into short-chain fatty acids, which creates an osmotic pull of water into the gut, softening stool.
Technical Profile
- Reference Code
- LACT420
- CAS Number
- 5858-69-9
- Molecular Weight
- 362.30 g/mol
- Chemical Class
- N/A
- Molecular Formula
- C12H24O11·H2O
- Therapeutic Class
- N/A
Verified Brands
Medicines containing Lactitol Monohydrate as an active ingredient.
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