loperamide

noun

lo·per·a·mide | \ lō-ˈper-ə-ˌmīd

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variants: also loperamide hydrochloride

Medical Definition of loperamide

: a synthetic antidiarrheal agent that slows intestinal peristalsis and is taken orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₉H₃₃ClN₂O₂·HCl to control acute nonspecific diarrhea or chronic diarrhea associated with inflammatory bowel disease or to reduce fecal volume discharged from ileostomies

Note: Loperamide is marketed under the trademark Imodium.

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