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PR Newswire Photo Advisory for Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008 at 6 pm EST - StreetInsider.com (subscription)
KRISTALOSE - Kristalose(R) offers prescription alternative to MiraLAX(R). (PRNewsFoto/Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc.) 02/26/2008 VMWARE GREENE - In her ...
Tue Feb 26 19:09:45 -0500 2008

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Announces Appointments - PharmaLive.com (press release)
Cumberland markets Acetadote® for the treatment of acetaminophen poisoning and Kristalose®, a prescription strength laxative. The Company is also developing ...
Tue Dec 18 14:55:47 -0500 2007

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Announces Senior Management Promotions - Earthtimes
Cumberland markets Acetadote(R) for the treatment of acetaminophen poisoning and Kristalose(R), a prescription strength laxative. ...
Mon Nov 12 13:04:57 -0500 2007

Kristalose Chemical Information

lactulose - A disaccharide (sugar) synthesized from fructose and galactose, Lactulose is used to treat constipation and some liver diseases. Nondigestible in mammals, lactulose passes unabsorbed down to the large intestine where resident bacteria consume it and produce lactic, acetic, and formic acids, which draw fluid into the bowel to soften the stool (laxative effect). Acidification of the colon contents attracts ammonia from the bloodstream, assisting stool excretion; helpful in liver failure when ammonia cannot be detoxified. (NCI04)