Lofenalac (pronunciation:Lo-fen-alac) is a registered, trademarked infant powder formula prescribed to replace milk in the diets of phenylketonuria sufferers in the infant and child stage. It is not recommended for non-PKU patients.[2] In 1972, Lofenalac was declared a food by the FDA, for regulatory purposes.[3]
Initially the only available formula recommended was made by Mead Johnson. Others, including Albumaid XP, Cymogran, and Minafen, have since been developed in Britain.[4] Medical texts often recommend Lofenalac.[5][6][7]
Lofenalac can be rather expensive to purchase and few retailers stock it. The taste and smell has been described by adult users as "medical" and offensive,[8] although infants do not mind the flavor and children often consume it without complaint for some years.[9]
^Brubacher, Joyce (April 17, 1995). "Formula companies respond". MSUD Family Support Group. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
^Pillitteri, Adele; Nettina, Sandra M. (2003). Maternal & Child Health Nursing (4th ed.). Hagerstwon, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 1483. ISBN0-7817-3628-5.