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Lactose

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Lactose in plain language

What it is

Also known as Unspecified form lactose · Lactose-electricitas · Milk sugar

Show all 4 names

Saccharum lactis

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Lactose yet.

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Lactose appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • Inactive ingredient in US drugs
  • USFDAinactive ingredient database36 entries — 12 administration routes
    • Route: BUCCAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: 296.7 mgSource →
    • Route: INTRACAVITARY; Dosage form: INJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED, FOR SOLUTION; Potency: 193.8 mgSource →
    • Route: INTRAMUSCULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: 203.5 mgSource →
    • Route: INTRAMUSCULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION; Potency: 133 mgSource →
    • Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: 203.5 mgSource →
    • Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION; Potency: 133 mgSource →
    • Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION, SOLUTION; Potency: 0.45 %w/vSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Potency: 530 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, COATED PELLETS; Potency: 135.2 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE; Potency: NASource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE; Potency: 231.84 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE; Potency: 120 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CONCENTRATE; Potency: NASource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: GRANULE, FOR SUSPENSION; Potency: 512.5 mg/5mlSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: POWDER, FOR SOLUTION; Potency: NASource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 1682 mg/15mlSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: 2500 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, CHEWABLE; Maximum daily exposure: 1412 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, COATED; Potency: 332.05 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 458 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EFFERVESCENT; Potency: 96.5 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Potency: 400 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FILM COATED; Potency: 590 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FILM COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 620 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, SUGAR COATED; Potency: NASource →
    • Route: RECTAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 8 %w/vSource →
    • Route: RECTAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: 20 mgSource →
    • Route: RESPIRATORY (INHALATION); Dosage form: CAPSULE; Potency: 44.4 mgSource →
    • Route: RESPIRATORY (INHALATION); Dosage form: POWDER; Potency: 90 mgSource →
    • Route: SUBCUTANEOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION; Potency: 133 mgSource →
    • Route: SUBLINGUAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 352 mgSource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: OINTMENT; Potency: NASource →
    • Route: TRANSDERMAL; Dosage form: FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE; Potency: 675 mgSource →
    • Route: VAGINAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Potency: 3 %w/wSource →
    • Route: VAGINAL; Dosage form: POWDER; Potency: 430 mgSource →
    • Route: VAGINAL; Dosage form: SUPPOSITORY; Potency: NASource →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Lactose yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 data sources

Where this comes from

  • FDA Inactive Ingredient Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-01-09

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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Allergen profile

Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.

  • DairyContains · Oral (ingested)

    Source: chemindex_name_match

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Lactose; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Lactose in the catalog.