Tuesday, September 13, 2011

LOLA

Lola is an adjuvent treatment in hepatic encephelopathy. It is a solution of L-ornithine and L-aspartate (LOLA). It increases the generation of urea through the urea cycle, a metabolic pathway that removes ammonia by turning it into the neutral substance urea. It may be combined with lactulose and/or rifaximin to control symptoms of hepatic encephelopathy. See following video