Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist
has told you.
Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
- Take your doses at the same time each day. The dose may be given once daily, for example
during breakfast, or divided up to three doses a day. - Swallow the medicine quickly. Do not keep it in your mouth.
- You can take Lactulose Fresenius oral solution undiluted or diluted in some liquid. Use the
measuring cup provided. - During the treatment with laxatives, you should drink sufficient amounts of fluids (approx. 2 l/day, equal to 6 - 8 glasses).
The recommended dose is:
For Constipation:
Starting dose Maintenance dose
Adults
15 - 45 ml corresponding to 10 - 30 glactulose 15 - 30 ml corresponding to 10 - 20g lactulose
Use in children and adolescents.
Starting dose Maintenance dose
Adolescents over 14 years 15 - 45 ml corresponding to 10 - 30 g Lactulose 15 - 30 ml corresponding to 10 - 20g lactulose
Children
(7 - 14 years)
15 ml corresponding to 10 g lactulose 10 - 15 ml corresponding to 7 - 10 g lactulose
Children
(1 - 6 years)
5 - 10 ml corresponding to 3 - 7 g lactulose
Babies up to 5 ml corresponding to up to 3 g lactulose
Thereafter the dose can be reduced individually.
The daily dose should be taken at once during breakfast. It can be taken 2 - 3 days until the desired effect will be achieved since lactulose is not degraded until it reaches the colon.