Constipation
Child: 7.5 ml (5 gram) PO qd.
Adult: 15-30 ml PO qd. Increase to 60 ml prn.
Prevention, treatment portal-systemic encephalopathy, including hepatic precoma and coma in pts with severe hepatic disease
Infant: 2.5-10 ml qd in divided doses, to produce 2-3 loose stools qd.
Child, adolescent: 40-90 ml qd in divided doses, to produce 2-3 loose stools qd.
Adult: 20-30 gram (30-45 ml) PO tid-qid, to produce 2-3 soft stools qd. Usual dose 60-100 gram qd in divided doses; can also be given by retention enema. Mix 300 ml lactulose with 700 ml H2O or NSS and retain for 60 min. Repeat q 4-6 h.
After barium meal examination
Adult: 5-10 ml PO bid × 1-4 wk. |