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Sorbitol

Other · developed by B Braun

Approved FDA, Feb 1978

1 Registered trials

What is Sorbitol?

Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a urologic irrigating solution during transurethral endoscopic procedures to provide distension, irrigation, and lavage of the urinary bladder. It may also be used for catheter lavage to maintain patency.

Summary written with AI from the sources listed at the end of this page.

At a glance

Drug type: Other
Therapy area: Renal & urology
Developer: B Braun
In trials of: BLRX
FDA status: Approved (February 16, 1978), NDA016741 · FDA label

✅ FDA-approved uses

Urologic irrigating fluid for transurethral procedures

From the indications section of the FDA label (version of Dec 31, 2019). Read the full label for the exact wording, limitations and safety information.

🧪 Clinical trials

Trial	Phase	Condition	Status	Sponsor
NCT00374881	Phase 1/2	Acute Pain	Completed	BLRX

Trials of the companies BioRadar tracks, from ClinicalTrials.gov, most advanced phase first.

Conditions studied

Acute Pain

Sources

Updated Oct 3, 2026.

Data: FDA (Drugs@FDA, Purple Book, DailyMed), NIH (NCI Thesaurus, GSRS, RxNorm), ClinicalTrials.gov • Informational purposes only, not medical or investment advice. • All drugs A–Z