Molecule intelOpportunity: ModerateEssentialCrowded market

Lactulose

176 brands · 129 companies · product forms

ATC: A06AD11 1 DRAP alert

Opportunity snapshot

Launch attractiveness
35
Market saturation
100
Price room
100
Regulatory risk
50
176
brands
129
companies
Rs 281.29
median price
107
price points
8.2x
price spread
100
confidence %

Who competes here

Top companies by brand count — fragmented market (no dominant player) · leader share 2%

Price room

Across observed sources and strengths
CheapestRs 134.23
MedianRs 281.29
Most expensiveRs 1,100.36
Spread8.2×
Sources: DRAP-official, DVAGO, Servaid

max/min price ratio 8.20x across 107 trusted points (Rs 134.23-1100.36). NOTE: mixes strengths (graph prices carry no strength), so treat as indicative.

Brands & products on the market

Sample of 12 live products for Lactulose — each links to its own medicine page.

Regulatory alerts

Safety exposurelatest 2025-12-30
127. Rapid Alert – Falsified Duphalac Syrup (Batch # 251986127 )

Why this score

Launch attractiveness

40% supply-gap(25) + 25% price-variation(100) + 20% low-competition(0) + 15% supply-disruption(0), damped by confidence(100). Higher = more attractive, less crowded opportunity.

Market saturation

129 canonical companies and 176 brands compete (saturation pegged at 30 companies / 150 brands).

Price room

max/min price ratio 8.20x across 107 trusted points (Rs 134.23-1100.36). NOTE: mixes strengths (graph prices carry no strength), so treat as indicative.

Regulatory risk

1 DRAP alert(s), latest 2025-12-30 incl. recall/safety.

Confidence

Full coverage.

Packaged brief for this moderate opportunity?

Molecule page + company profiles + price-room analysis are the pilot package for pharma teams.

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Molecule intelligence as of 2026-07-30. Brand/company counts from DRAP registry and observed retail sources.

For medicine intelligence and professional reference only. Not medical advice.