- Diarrhea/flatulence:
- 6-8 years: PO 1 tab *1, then 1/2 tab after each loose stool
- Max: 2 tabs/24 hours
- 6-8 years: PO 1 tab *1, then 1/2 tab after each loose stool
-
- 9-11 years: PO 1 tab *1, then 1/2 tab after each loose stool
- Max: 3 tabs/24 hours
- 9-11 years: PO 1 tab *1, then 1/2 tab after each loose stool
-
- 12 years and older: PO 2 tabs *1, then 1 tab after each loose stool
- Max: 4 tabs/24 hours
- 12 years and older: PO 2 tabs *1, then 1 tab after each loose stool
Tablet: 2mg/125mg
None remarkable
Loperamide; it binds to the opiate receptor in the gut wall reducing propulsive peristalsis and increasing intestinal transit time
Simethicone: changes surface tension of gas bubbles, causing collapse of foam bubbles thereby allowing easier passage
- Abdominal cramps
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Dizziness
- Drowsiness
- Nausea
- Hypersensitivity to class/components
- Abdominal pain without diarrhea
- Bloody diarrhea (loperamide)
- GI obstruction (simethicone)
- Infectious diarrhea (loperamide)
- Intestinal perforation (simethicone)
- Pseudomembranous colitis (loperamide)
- Patients <2 years old (loperamide)
- Acute ulcerative colitis
- Pimozide
- Potassium salts
- Thioridazine
- Ziprasidone
Drug Status
| Availability | OTC |
| Pregnancy | Category C |
| Breastfeeding | Use with caution |
| Schedule | Not controlled |
| BRAND NAME | STRENGTH | FORMULATION | PACK SIZE | MANUFACTURER | DISTRIBUTOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loflatil | 2mg/125mg | Tablet | 10’s | Kusum Healthcare | Zawadi Healthcare |