Lactitol

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A06AD12

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000585-86-4

Chemical Formula

C12-H24-O11

Molecular Weight

344

Therapeutic Categories

Pharmaceutic aid

Drug for metabolic disease treatment

Laxative, osmotically acting

Sweetening agent

Chemical Name

D-Glucitol, 4-O-ß-D-galactopyranosyl-

Foreign Names

• Lactitolum (Latin)
• Lactitol (German)
• Lactitol (French)
• Lactitol (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Lactitol (OS: BAN, DCF)
• Lactitol (PH: NF 27)
• Lactitol Monohydrate (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Lactitol monohydraté (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Lactitol-Monohydrat (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Lactitolum monohydricum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Importal
  Novartis, Thailand



• Normolaxil
  Trenker, Luxembourg



• Sinalax
  Ibn Sina, Bangladesh



• Emportal
  Novartis Consumer Health, Spain



• Importal
  Euro, Netherlands; Medis, Slovenia; Novartis, United Arab Emirates; Novartis, Bahrain; Novartis, Greece; Novartis, Israel; Novartis, Iraq; Novartis, Jordan; Novartis, Lebanon; Novartis, Luxembourg; Novartis, Oman; Novartis, Portugal; Novartis, Saudi Arabia; Novartis, Sudan; Novartis, Syria; Novartis, Turkey; Novartis Consumer Health, Austria; Novartis Consumer Health, Belgium; Novartis Consumer Health, Switzerland; Novartis Consumer Health, Germany; Novartis Consumer Health, Egypt; Novartis Consumer Health, Netherlands; Novartis Santé Familiale, France



• Importal enfant (pediatric)
  Novartis Santé Familiale, France



• Importal Ex-Lax
  Novartis, Sweden



• Importal jeune enfant (pediatric)
  Novartis Santé Familiale, France



• Lactitol
  Curtis, Poland



• Lalax
  Orion, Finland



• Normolaxil
  Trenker, Belgium



• Novolax
  Trima, Georgia; Trima, Israel



• Oponaf
  Juste, Spain



• Oxatil
  Novo Healthcare, Bangladesh



• Portolac
  Nippon Shinyaku, Japan; Novartis Consumer Health, Belgium; Novartis Consumer Health, Italy



• Titolax
  Renata, Bangladesh

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)

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