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Loperamide

Aka: Loperamide, Imodium
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  1. Indications
    1. Traveler's Diarrhea
  2. Dosing
    1. Initial: 4 mg PO for single first dose
    2. Titrate: 2 mg PO after each loose stool
    3. Maximum: 16 mg/day
Medication Costs
Loperamide HCl (on 2/9/2012 at DrugStore.com)
Loperamide HCl 2mg Capsules #30 for $12.99 ($0.43/unit)
Imodium A-D (on 2/9/2012 at DrugStore.com)
Imodium A-D 24 2mg Tablets Bottle #1 for $19.99 ($19.99/unit)
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Loperamide (C0023992)

Definition (MSH) One of the long-acting synthetic ANTIDIARRHEALS; it is not significantly absorbed from the gut, and has no effect on the adrenergic system or central nervous system, but may antagonize histamine and interfere with acetylcholine release locally.
Definition (NCI) A synthetic agent chemically related to the opiates with anti-diarrheal properties. Loperamide decreases gastro-intestinal motility by effects on the circular and longitudinal muscles of the intestine. Part of its anti-diarrheal effect may be due to a reduction of gastro-intestinal secretion produced by opioid receptor binding in the intestinal mucosa. (NCI04)
Concepts Organic Chemical (T109) , Pharmacologic Substance (T121)
MSH D008139
SnomedCT 116726003, 387040009
English Loperamide, 1-Piperidinebutanamide, 4-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyl-alpha,alpha-diphenyl-, loperamide, Loperamide [Chemical/Ingredient], Loperamide (product), Loperamide (substance), LOPERAMIDE
Swedish Loperamid
Czech loperamid
Finnish Loperamidi
Russian LOPERAMID, LOPERAMIDGIDROKHLORID, ЛОПЕРАМИД, ЛОПЕРАМИДГИДРОХЛОРИД
Japanese カグダリン, ロペナ, ロンバニン, ベルテッサ, ロスポリア, ロペミン, ロペラニール, ロペラン, ミロピン, クラレット, ロペカルド, タイペミン, ロペミック, ロペラミド, 塩酸ロペラミド, ロペジャスト, ロペラミド塩酸塩
Polish Loperamid
Spanish loperamida (producto), loperamida (sustancia), loperamida, Loperamida
French Lopéramide
German Loperamid
Italian Loperamide
Portuguese Loperamida
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


Imodium (C0591635)

Concepts Organic Chemical (T109) , Pharmacologic Substance (T121)
MSH D008139
English imodium, Imodium
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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