Constipation: Particularly when associated with laxative habituation or for those patients in whom constipation presents a special problem, eg children, obstetric and post-surgical patients. Portal systemic encephalopathy: Hepatic coma or pre-coma stages where hyperammonaemia is present.
Dosage
Constipation: The dosage for constipation can be varied according to the individual response, but the following serves as a guide. Adults: Starting dose 10-30 g per day; maintenance dose 10-20 g per day: Children 7-14 years: Starting dose 10 g per day; maintenance dose 10 g per day: Children 1-6 years: Starting dose 5-10 g per day; maintenance dose 5-10 g per day. Portal systemic encephalopathy: Starting dose 20-35 g three times a day; maintenance dose has to be adjusted to the individual response.
How To Take
DUPHALAC Dry can be best taken with breakfast cereals, or drinks such as tea, coffee, fruit juice or milk. Constipation: If there is no response within 48 hours the dosage can be increased and if diarrhoea occurs the dosage should be decreased. Since DUPHALAC Dry exerts its effect when it reaches the colon it may take 1-2 days before normal defaecation occurs.
What Duphalac Dry Contains
Each sachet of DUPHALAC Dry contains 10g lactulose (4-0-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-D-fructofuranose) (a maximum of 0,25g galactose and 0,2g lactose).
