Loperamide
antidiarrheal
Nothing to addWhat this medicine is for
Loperamide is a medicine in the category "antidiarrhoeal". This medicine slows transit to reduce diarrhoea.
Specifically, for Loperamide: Reduces diarrhea. Its use is generally limited in time, adjusted to the situation.
Under which brands it is found
Loperamide is part of the composition of about 25 presentations listed in France. It is found under several brand names and as generics.
- Diaretyl
- Diastrolib
- Imodiumduo
- Imodiumlingual
- Imodiumliquicaps
- Loperamide Almus
- Loperamide Arrow Conseil
- Loperamide Arrow Lab
- and other presentations
Original brand-name products and generics deliver the same active substance; the choice between them is made with your doctor or pharmacist.
Do you need a supplement? No.
We put forward no supplement for Loperamide: that would be forcing a need that does not exist. The great majority of medicines call for no particular supplementation, and acknowledging this is part of the way we work. We design a supplement only where the data support it, across five specific classes.
Talk about it in the community
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