Loperamide 2 mg Tablet
What Loperamide is used for
Loperamide is used to treat sudden short-lived (acute) attacks of diarrhea in adults and children aged 9 years and over and long-lasting (chronic) diarrhea in adults.
It helps reduce diarrhea by slowing down an overactive bowel, which helps the body to absorb water and salts from this organ, making the stools more solid and less frequent.
Do not take Loperamide
Warnings and precautions
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking loperamide if you:
Possible side effects
Stop using Loperamide and tell your doctor straight away if you notice or suspect any of the following. You may need urgent medical treatment.
Other medicines and Loperamide
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking:
How to take Loperamide
Short-lived (acute) diarrhea
Adults and children over 12 years:
Children aged 9-12 years:
Children aged under 9 years old:
This medicine should not be given to children under 9 years old. Other pharmaceutical forms/strengths (e.g. syrup) are available for children aged 4 years and over.
If your symptoms are not getting better within 2 days of taking your first dose of this medicine, you should see your doctor again, who may want to examine you to further check on the cause of the diarrhea.
Long-lasting (chronic) diarrhea
Adults only:
Your doctor will tell you how much Loperamide to take.
How to store Loperamide
Loperamide 2 mg Tablet
What Loperamide is used for
Loperamide is used to treat sudden short-lived (acute) attacks of diarrhea in adults and children aged 9 years and over and long-lasting (chronic) diarrhea in adults.
It helps reduce diarrhea by slowing down an overactive bowel, which helps the body to absorb water and salts from this organ, making the stools more solid and less frequent.
Do not take Loperamide
Warnings and precautions
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking loperamide if you:
Possible side effects
Stop using Loperamide and tell your doctor straight away if you notice or suspect any of the following. You may need urgent medical treatment.
Other medicines and Loperamide
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking:
How to take Loperamide
Short-lived (acute) diarrhea
Adults and children over 12 years:
Children aged 9-12 years:
Children aged under 9 years old:
This medicine should not be given to children under 9 years old. Other pharmaceutical forms/strengths (e.g. syrup) are available for children aged 4 years and over.
If your symptoms are not getting better within 2 days of taking your first dose of this medicine, you should see your doctor again, who may want to examine you to further check on the cause of the diarrhea.
Long-lasting (chronic) diarrhea
Adults only:
Your doctor will tell you how much Loperamide to take.
How to store Loperamide