loperamide

drug
Also known as: Imodium

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antidiarrheal drugs

  • antidiarrheal drug; Imodium
    In antidiarrheal drug

    such as codeine and loperamide (Imodium), and anticholinergic drugs, such as dicyclomine and atropine, may be used to slow intestinal motility and to relieve pain associated with abdominal cramping. The opiate derivative diphenoxylate typically is given with atropine in a combination marketed as Lomotil. Although opioids carry a risk…

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