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loperamide

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loperamide /lo·per·amide/ (lo-per´ah-mid) an antiperistaltic used as the hydrochloride salt as an antidiarrheal and to reduce the volume of discharge from ileostomies.
loperamide
a butyramide derivative; the hydrochloride is used as an antiperistaltic in the treatment of diarrhea.

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Loperamide did not usually help, and metoclopramide often increased the severity of the symptoms.
Antidiarrheal agents, such as loperamide (Imodium) should be avoided.
compared the efficacy of the combination of the antibiotic rifaximin and the antimotility agent loperamide with that of each agent administered alone.
 
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