LACTULOSE
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL
- Action to be taken: No action needed
- Rationale:Less than 3% of laculose is absorbed . Absorbed lactulose is excreted unchanged in the urine. Unabsorbed lactulose is metabolized by colonic bacteria to lactic, acetic, and formic acids.
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL
- Action to be taken: No action needed
- Rationale: Results from pharmacokinetic studies show that polyethylene glycol is poorly absorbed and primarily eliminated in the feces
References:
- Lactulose package insert. Fa Davis Company. 2015
- GoLytely (polyethylene glycol) package insert. Braintree Laboratories, Inc. Braintree, MA 2013