Lactose monohydrate is a type of sugar found in milk. Due to its chemical structure, it's processed into a powder and used as a sweetener, stabilizer, or filler in the food and pharmaceutical industries. You may see it on the ingredient lists of pills, infant formulas, and packaged sweet foods.
Lactose is present as an excipient in nearly half of all solid medicines. Despite the assumption of chemical stability.
Lactose monohydrate is a crystallized form of milk sugar. It's commonly used as a filler for medications and added to packaged foods, baked goods, and infant formulas as a sweetener or stabilizer. This additive is widely considered safe and may not cause symptoms in those who are otherwise lactose intolerant.
LACTOSE MONOHYDRATE The maximum recommended daily dose is 500 mg/day in 2 divided doses.