laxative
Lactulose
Eases intestinal transit and treats constipation. This molecule appears in 177 of the medicines we have indexed.
Do you need a supplement? No.
No supplement is warranted with this treatment. A varied diet remains the foundation.
Do you also take another treatment?
By the Layer Nutrition editorial teamHow the atlas classifies the 664 molecules
- Class
- laxative
- Indexed medicines
- 177
- Our answer
- Nothing to add
- Updated
- October 2026
What this medicine is for
Pharmacologically, this molecule belongs to the “laxative” category. Laxatives ease transit and treat constipation.
In practice: Eases intestinal transit and treats constipation. It is used occasionally or as a short course, long enough to get through an episode.
The name on your box may be here.
These names come from the public registers of 32 countries: the ANSM for France, the AEMPS for Spain, the AIFA for Italy, the HPRA for Ireland, Swissmedic for Switzerland, and the European Medicines Agency for the others.
Most widespread
- DUPHALAC
- FLORALAC
- BIFITERAL
- LACTECON
- MEDILAX
- ДУФАЛАК
- BRILLPHALAC
- DUPHAFRUIT
- EPALFEN EPS
- GATINAR
- GOLAX
- LACTOLAX
No name matches.
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France14
- DUPHALAC
- FLORALAC
- LAEVOLAC
- MELAXOSE
- TRANSULOSE
- LAEVOLAC AROME PRUNE
- LACTULOSE ARROW
- LACTULOSE BIOGARAN
- LACTULOSE COOPER
- LACTULOSE FRESENIUS
- LACTULOSE SANDOZ
- LACTULOSE VIATRIS
- LACTULOSE ZENTIVA
- LACTULOSE VIATRIS SANTE
Germany15
- BIFITERAL
- LACTUFLOR
- LACTULADE
- BIFITERAL MIT PFLAUMENAROMA
- LACTULOSE 1 A PHARMA
- LACTULOSE ABZ
- LACTULOSE AIWA
- LACTULOSE AIWA PFLAUMENAROMA T&D PHARMA
- LACTULOSE AL
- LACTULOSE HEUMANN
- LACTULOSE HEXAL
- LACTULOSE RATIOPHARM
- LACTULOSE SAAR
- LACTULOSE STADA
- LACTULOSE FRESENIUS
Spain3
- DUPHALAC
- GOLAX
- LACTULOSA LAINCO
Italy18
- DUPHALAC
- EPALFEN EPS
- LAEVOLAC
- LATTULAC
- NORMASE
- LAEVOLAC EPS
- LATTULAC EPS
- NORMASE EPS
- LATTULOSIO ABC
- LATTULOSIO ALMUS
- LATTULOSIO ALTER
- LATTULOSIO AUROBINDO
- LATTULOSIO COOPER
- LATTULOSIO EG
- LATTULOSIO PENSA
- LATTULOSIO SANDOZ
- LATTULOSIO TEVA
- LATTULOSIO ZENTIVA
United Kingdom10
- LACTOLAX
- LAEVOLAC
- LACTULOSE
- LACTULOSE BRISTOL LABORATORIES
- LACTULOSE CRESCENT PHARMA
- LACTULOSE MEDLEY PHARMA
- LACTULOSE RELONCHEM
- LACTULOSE RESOLUTION CHEMICALS
- LACTULOSE SANDOZ
- LACTULOSE STERLING PHARMACEUTICALS
Ireland6
- BRILLPHALAC
- LACTECON
- LAEVOLAC PLUM
- LAXOSE
- LACTULOSE
- LACTULOSE FRESENIUS
Switzerland3
- DUPHALAC
- GATINAR
- RUDOLAC
Austria8
- DUPHALAC FRUIT
- LAEVOLAC
- LAEVOGO PFLAUMENAROMA
- LAEVOLAC LACTULOSE KONZENTRAT
- LAEVOLAC PFLAUMENAROMA
- LACTULOSE GENERICON
- LACTULOSE HEXAL
- LACTULOSE MIP
Belgium6
- BIFITERAL
- DUPHALAC
- TRANSULOSE
- DUPHALAC FRUIT
- LACTULOSE EG
- LACTULOSE TEVA
Bulgaria2
- ДУФАЛАК
- ЛАКТУЛОЗА MIP
Cyprus1
- DUPHALAC
Croatia2
- PORTALAK
- PORTALAK EFEKT
Denmark2
- MEDILAX
- LACTULOSE ORIFARM
Estonia3
- DUPHALAC
- DUPHALAC FRUIT
- LACTULOSE MIP
Finland5
- DUPHALAC
- LAKTUFARM
- LEVOLAC
- DUPHALAC FRUIT
- LACTULOS RATIOPHARM
Greece2
- DUPHAFRUIT
- DUPHALAC
Hungary1
- LAEVOLAC
Iceland1
- MEDILAX
Latvia4
- DUPHALAC
- DUPHALAC FRUIT
- LACTULOSE MIP
- LACTULOSE FRESENIUS
Lithuania3
- DUPHALAC
- DUPHALAC FRUIT
- LACTULOSE MIP
Luxembourg6
- BIFITERAL
- DUPHALAC
- TRANSULOSE
- DUPHALAC FRUIT
- LACTULOSE EG
- LACTULOSE RATIOPHARM
Malta2
- DUPHALAC
- LACTULOSE
Norway4
- DUPHALAC
- LEVOLAC
- DUPHALAC MED FRUKTSMAK
- LACTULOSE FRESENIUS KABI
Netherlands15
- DUPHALAC
- LAXEERDRANK
- LAXEERSIROOP
- LAEVOLAC
- TRANSULOSE
- DUPHALAC FRUIT
- LACTULOSE AUROBINDO
- LACTULOSE CCH
- LACTULOSE GREENWOOD
- LACTULOSE LEIDAPHARM
- LACTULOSE MAREL
- LACTULOSE SAM
- LACTULOSE SANDOZ
- LACTULOSESTROOP ALBERT HEIJN
- LACTULOSE FRESENIUS
Poland13
- DUPHALAC
- NORMALAC
- DUPHALAC FRUIT
- LACTULOSE MIP
- LACTULOSUM ESPEFA
- LACTULOSUM FORTE ORIFARM
- LACTULOSUM FORTE POLFARMEX
- LACTULOSUM ORIFARM
- LACTULOSUM POLFARMEX
- LACTULOSUM
- LACTULOSUM AFLOFARM
- LACTULOSUM AMARA
- LACTULOSUM HASCO
Portugal11
- DUPHALAC
- LAEVOLAC
- PERPHYL
- SOLAX
- MELAXOSE
- DUPHALAC AMEIXA
- LAEVOLAC AMEIXA
- LACTULOSE FARMOZ
- LACTULOSE GENERIS
- LACTULOSE NOVALIE
- LACTULOSE SANDOZ
Romania4
- DUPHALAC FRUIT
- LACTECON
- LACTULOSE EIPICO
- LACTULOSE MIP
Slovakia4
- DUPHALAC
- LACTECON
- LAEVOLAC
- LACTULOSA BIOMEDICA
Slovenia2
- PROREKTAL
- PORTALAK
Sweden4
- DUPHALAC
- LAKTULOS COOPER
- LAKTULOS LEVOLAC
- LACTULOSE FRESENIUS
Czechia3
- DUPHALAC
- LACTULOSA BIOMEDICA
- LACTULOSE AL
One answer out of three.
The atlas gives each molecule one of these three answers. Most call for nothing.
- Our formula31 molecules
- An active ingredient to consider59 molecules
- Nothing to add574 moleculesincluding this one
In the same family
- Liquid paraffin, 44 indexed medicines, Nothing to add
- Macrogol 3350, 315 indexed medicines, Nothing to add
- Bisacodyl, 128 indexed medicines, Nothing to add
- Lactulose (solution), 177 indexed medicines, Nothing to add
- Macrogol 4000, 109 indexed medicines, Nothing to add
- Ispaghula (psyllium), 73 indexed medicines, Nothing to add
Do you also take another treatment?
Type the name written on the box. The atlas gives you its answer.
For example Panadol, Doliprane or paracetamol.