Drug details
Pizensy (lactitol tablets)
type of Laxatives, Osmotic
Pizensy (lactitol) is an osmotic laxative used to treat chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) in adults.
This drug may have the following side effects:
- diarrhea,
- upper respiratory tract infection,
- abdominal distension, and
- gas (flatulence),
- increased blood creatinine phosphokinase,
- increased blood pressure
The following drugs are related to Pizensy, either as a replacement or used together:
- Amitiza (lubiprostone)
- Dulcolax (bisacodyl suppositories)
- Linzess (linaclotide capsules)
- Motegrity (prucalopride tablets)
- Movantik (naloxegol tablets)
- Trulance (plecanatide tablets)
- Suflave (polyethylene glycol 3350, sodium sulfate, potassium chloride, magnesium sulfate, and sodium chloride)
- Sutab (sodium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, and potassium chloride tablets)