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Status:
US Approved Rx (1997)
First approved in 1966

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Lactulose is a non-absorbable sugar used in the treatment of constipation and hepatic encephalopathy. It is a disaccharide (double-sugar) formed from one molecule each of the simple sugars (monosaccharides) fructose and galactose. Lactulose is not no...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1993)
First approved in 1955

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)


Sorbitol is a polyhydric alcohol with about half the sweetness of sucrose. Sorbitol occurs naturally and is produced synthetically from glucose. It was formerly used as a diuretic and may still be used as a laxative and in irrigating solutions for so...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1993)
First approved in 1955

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)


Sorbitol is a polyhydric alcohol with about half the sweetness of sucrose. Sorbitol occurs naturally and is produced synthetically from glucose. It was formerly used as a diuretic and may still be used as a laxative and in irrigating solutions for so...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2020)
First approved in 1953

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)


Lactitol is a sugar alcohol. This ingredient has been determined to be GRAS for specified uses as a direct food additive and foods containing lactitol are eligible for a health claim related to dental caries. Lactitol is used as an oral powder or sol...
Status:
US Approved OTC
First marketed in 1921

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)

Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US
First approved in 2005

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)

Pentaerythritol is an inactive metabolite of pentaerythritol tetranitrate, a drug that is used for the treatment of angina pectoris.
mixture
Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US
First approved in 1960

Class:
MIXTURE

Group 1 Specified Substance
Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US
First approved in 1987

Class:
G1 SPECIFIED SUBSTANCE

Status:
US Approved Rx (1984)
First marketed in 1921

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)

Conditions:

Sodium sulfate anhydrous is an electrolyte replenisher and is used in isosmotic solutions so that administration does not disturb normal electrolyte balance and does not lead to absorption or excretion of water and ions. It is indicated for bowel cle...
Status:
US Approved OTC
First marketed in 1921

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Hydrogen peroxide has been used in medicine for more than 100 years. It is known in surgery as a highly useful irrigation solution by virtue of both its hemostatic and its antimicrobial effects. Hydrogen peroxide is a mild antiseptic used on the skin...

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