Category:
Other Excipients
CAS NO:
64044-51-5
Standard:
USP,BP,
Lactose is a carbohydrate characteristic of human and mammalian milk. It is a disaccharide composed of glucose and galactose. In infants and young children, lactose not only provides energy, but also plays a role in brain development.
Lactose is mainly used in the manufacture of baby food and in the preparation of drugs, such as pharmaceutical tablets, powders as a thinner.