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lactulose · Powder

3 marketed package NDCs · 3 active manufacturers

Most dispensed: 10 g/15mL · Solution · #473 mL/bottle · 10 g/15mL · Solution · #946 mL/bottle · 10 g/15mL · Solution · #237 mL/bottle · 10 g/10g · Powder, For Solution · #30 pouchs/carton / 10 g in 1 pouch

The short version

Just 3 companies supply this market — thin enough that a single exit would be felt immediately.

What changed in the last 90 days

Every detected change for lactulose, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.

  • LactuloseAug 26, 2026
    Mfr entered
    American Health Packaging · lactulose
  • LactuloseAug 26, 2026
    New product
    American Health Packaging
  • LactuloseAug 26, 2026
    New product
    American Health Packaging
  • LactuloseAug 26, 2026
    New product
    American Health Packaging
  • Price up
    NADAC $8.1905 → $8.34075 per unit (+1.83%)
  • Price up
    NADAC $8.00672 → $8.17092 per unit (+2.05%)
  • LactuloseAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.01992 → $0.01963 per unit (-1.46%)
  • LactuloseAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.02263 → $0.0224 per unit (-1.02%)
  • LactuloseAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.02063 → $0.01987 per unit (-3.68%)
  • LactuloseAug 19, 2026
    Price down
    NADAC $0.0128 → $0.01255 per unit (-1.95%)

Same drug class

Other molecules FDA puts in Osmotic Laxative, with whether each is in shortage right now. Same class is not the same drug — substitution is a clinical decision, and this is a supply picture, not a recommendation.

Common questions

Is Lactulose in shortage right now?
No. FDA does not currently list Lactulose in shortage. This page is rebuilt every morning from FDA's shortage database, so a new posting appears here the day it is published.
Who makes Lactulose?
26 companies have marketed Lactulose in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
What does Lactulose cost?
The typical pharmacy pays about $0.0199 per mL, based on the most recent CMS NADAC survey of actual acquisition costs. That is what the pharmacy pays for the drug itself — not the cash price, and not what an insurer is billed.

All marketed products

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