.Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.V_Various.V04C_OtherDiagnosticAgents.V04CC01_Sorbitol.Sorbitol .Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.V_Various.V04C_OtherDiagnosticAgents.V04CC01_Sorbitol.Sorbitol| name: | Sorbitol |
| ATC code: | V04CC01 | route: | oral |
| n-compartments | 1 |
Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used medically as a laxative and in diagnostic testing of renal and other organ function. It is also used as a sweetener in various pharmaceutical and food products. The drug may be administered orally or intravenously, commonly used for its osmotic laxative effect or in renal function testing. Sorbitol is approved for medical use as a laxative and diagnostic aid.
No detailed human pharmacokinetic parameters are reported in published literature for sorbitol as a diagnostic agent or laxative. The following estimates are based on physicochemical properties and analogous sugar alcohols, primarily in healthy adults.
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