Who are Cephulac's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Pizensy, Miralax, Milk of Magnesia, Miralax-Gatorade Prep, Mg Oxide, Macrogol (Forlax).

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Last reviewed 2026-05-13 · How we verify

Cephulac — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Cephulac (LACTULOSE) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Osmotic Laxative [EPC]. Area: Infectious Disease.

marketed Osmotic Laxative [EPC] Infectious Disease Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Cephulac (LACTULOSE) — Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho Co., Ltd..

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Cephulac TARGET	LACTULOSE	Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho Co., Ltd.	marketed	Osmotic Laxative [EPC]		1976-01-01
Pizensy	LACTITOL	Braintree Labs	marketed	Osmotic Laxative		2020-01-01
Miralax	Macrogol	Braintree	marketed	Osmotic Laxative [EPC]		1984-01-01
Milk of Magnesia	magnesium hydroxide	Generic (multiple manufacturers)	marketed	Osmotic laxative, Antacid	Gastric acid (direct neutralization) + osmotic effect in intestine	1880-01-01
Miralax-Gatorade Prep	Miralax-Gatorade Prep	VA Office of Research and Development	marketed	Osmotic laxative bowel preparation agent
Mg Oxide	Mg Oxide	Shiraz University of Medical Sciences	marketed	Osmotic laxative; magnesium supplement
Macrogol (Forlax)	Macrogol (Forlax)	Bayer	marketed	Osmotic laxative

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

No regulatory actions in the last 90 days for this set.

Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

No PDUFA dates in the next 180 days for this set.

Patent timeline (forward window)

2032-03-09 — Miralax · 10780112 · US
2032-03-09 — Miralax · 11529368 · US
2032-03-09 — Miralax · 10792306 · US
2032-03-25 — Miralax · 10646512 · US
2032-08-11 — Miralax · 9592252 · US
2033-09-10 — Miralax · 9326969 · US
2033-09-10 — Miralax · 9707297 · US
2033-09-10 — Miralax · 8999313 · US
2033-09-10 — Miralax · 10918723 · US
2033-09-10 — Miralax · 10016504 · US

Sponsor landscape (Osmotic Laxative [EPC] class)

Braintree · 1 drug in this class
Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Cephulac — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/lactulose. Accessed 2026-05-13.

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