For chronic diarrhea: For oral dosage form (capsules): Adults—At first, 4 milligrams (mg) (2
tell your doctor if you have acquired immunodeficiency
Solution Tablet Capsule Suspension Liquid Before Using In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do
Stop taking this medication and get medical help right away if you have any very serious side effects, including: severe constipation/ nausea / vomiting, stomach / abdominal pain
Do not take more than the package label says or your doctor told you to take
You should not take more than eight tablets (20 mg of diphenoxylate) per day
Drug class: Antidiarrheals
You might also try drinking clear soda, clear broths or noncaffeinated sports drinks
Imodium A-D
Adults and children ages 12 years and older typically take the same dose
Check with your care team Taking more than you were told can cause very bad heart problems, including an abnormal heartbeat
Among the 17 patients who used loperamide for diarrhea, 11 reported taking therapeutic doses of loperamide, 5 reported using higher than recommended doses, and one did not report a loperamide dose
Grapefruit can also interact with Imodium A-D, increasing the risk of side effects
Safe to stop: Imodium (loperamide) treats just the diarrhea itself, not what causes the diarrhea
The recommended dosage of Imodium A-D softgels is as follows
Oral rehydration solutions are liquids that contain a carbohydrate (glucose or rice syrup) and electrolytes (sodium, potassium, chloride, and citrate or bicarbonate)
00066 mg benzyl alcohol in each dose (2 mg) which is equivalent to 0
IMODIUM ® products contain an active ingredient called Loperamide, which works by slowing down the movement of fluid through the gut
After that, you’ll take another pill (2 mg) after each loose stool
Diarrhea lasting more than two days may be a sign of a serious condition
Do not give this medicine to an older child or teenager without a doctor's advice
Loperamide is an anti-diarrheal agent that is available as various over-the-counter products for treating diarrhea
Be careful when driving or operating machinery
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