Also indexed as: Dairy Ease®, LactAid®,
Lactrase®, SureLac®
Lactase is a nonprescription enzyme used by people who
have an impaired ability to digest lactose (milk sugar) because their bodies make insufficient
lactase.
Safetychecker Summary
for Lactase
(for details about the summarized interactions, read the full article)
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Calcium
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| Depletion or interference |
None known
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| Side effect reduction/prevention |
None known
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| Supportive interaction |
None known
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| Reduced drug
absorption/bioavailability |
None known
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| Adverse interaction |
None known
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An asterisk (*) next to an item in the summary indicates that the
interaction is supported only by weak, fragmentary, and/or contradictory scientific
evidence.
Interactions with Dietary Supplements
Calcium
Dairy products are rich in calcium.
Lactase-deficient people may not consume milk and therefore have fewer dietary sources of
calcium available to them. Lactase products allow lactase-deficient people to digest milk
products, increasing their sources and intake of dietary calcium.
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