Lactulose and Visual impairment - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Visual impairment is reported as a side effect among people who take Lactulose (lactulose), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Acetaminophen, and have Stroke.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Visual impairment when taking Lactulose. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 46,694 people who have side effects when taking Lactulose from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Lactulose?

Lactulose has active ingredients of lactulose. It is often used in constipation. eHealthMe is studying from 46,960 Lactulose users. Check the latest studies of Lactulose.

What is Visual impairment?

Visual impairment is found to be associated with 2,258 drugs and 2,335 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Visual impairment.

On Jul, 20, 2026

46,694 people reported to have side effects when taking Lactulose.
Among them, 227 people (0.49%) have Visual impairment.

Could Lactulose cause Visual impairment?

Among these 227 people:

How long have people been on Lactulose when they have Visual impairment? *

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What is the gender of people who have Visual impairment when taking Lactulose? *

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* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Lactulose and have Visual impairment?

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Lactulose:

Lactulose (46,960 reports)

Visual impairment treatments and more:

Visual impairment (128,338 reports)

How severe was Visual impairment and when was it recovered:

Visual impairment in Lactulose

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of lactulose:

Visual impairment and drugs with ingredients of lactulose

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Lactulose:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Visual impairment:

Visual impairment (2,258 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Visual impairment:

Visual impairment (2,335 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on lactulose (the active ingredients of Lactulose) and Lactulose (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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