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Imodium (Loperamide Hydrochloride) Capsules/Tablets
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About the product
Imodium Capsules/Tablets contain loperamide hydrochloride, a medicine used to relieve short-term diarrhoea and to help manage chronic diarrhoea in certain conditions. Loperamide works by slowing down the movement of the gut, allowing more water to be absorbed from the bowel and making stools firmer and less frequent. This helps reduce the urgency and discomfort associated with diarrhoea. Imodium starts to work within a few hours and is usually taken until stools return to normal. It is suitable for adults and children over 12 years for short-term use, but should be used exactly as directed and not taken for prolonged periods without medical advice.
Ingredients
Warnings
Ingredients
The active ingredient in Imodium is loperamide hydrochloride.
The other ingredients are lactose, maize starch, talc and magnesium stearate (E572). The capsule itself is made up of titanium dioxide (E171), black ferrous oxide (E172), yellow ferric oxide (E172), indigo carmine (E132), erythrosine (E127), and gelatin.
Warnings
You should not take this medication:
- If you have ever had a bad reaction to any of the ingredients.
- If it is for a child aged under 12 (or under 18 for an IBS patient).
- If you have severe diarrhoea after taking antibiotics.
- If you are having a flare-up of an inflammatory bowel condition like ulcerative colitis.
- If you are constipated, or your stomach appears swollen (especially in children with severe dehydration).
- If you have acute dysentery, the symptoms of which may include blood in your stools and a high temperature.
Additionally, talk to your doctor first if any of the following apply to you:
- If you have AIDS and your stomach becomes swollen, stop taking the capsules immediately and contact your doctor.
- If you suffer from liver disease.
- If you have diarrhoea that lasts for more than 48 hours.
- If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars.
- If you have severe diarrhoea as your body loses more fluid, sugars and salts than normal.
- If you are taking any other medicines, including:
- ritonavir (used to treat HIV).
- quinidine (used to treat abnormal heart rhythms or malaria).
- oral desmopressin (used to treat excessive urination).
- itraconazole or ketoconazole (used to treat fungal infections).
- gemfibrozil (used to treat high cholesterol)
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