The lactose monohydrate utilized in Remifemin is a pharmaceutical grade excipient. This ingredient serves many functional purposes in tablet dosage forms including: improving uniformity, tablet binding and compression, and aiding in disintegration.1,2The exact amount of lactose in Remifemin is proprietary. However, because of the small dosage size, the lactose content is very low. In fact, when compared to common dairy products, one Remifemin tablet contains less lactose than a spoonful of plain low-fat yogurt or less than a sip of reduced fat milk.2-4