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  2. Loperamide - Wikipedia

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    Loperamide, sold under the brand name Imodium, among others, [1] is a medication of the opioid receptor agonist class used to decrease the frequency of diarrhea. [ 5 ] [ 4 ] It is often used for this purpose in irritable bowel syndrome , inflammatory bowel disease , short bowel syndrome , [ 4 ] Crohn's disease , and ulcerative colitis . [ 5 ]

  3. Antimotility agent - Wikipedia

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    By binding to μ-opioid receptors, loperamide inhibits acetylcholine release and decreases excitation of neurons in the myenteric plexus, which leads to a decrease in peristalsis. [4] Decreasing intestinal motility prolongs the transit time of food content through the digestive tract, which allows for more fluid absorption; thereby alleviating ...

  4. Loperamide/simethicone - Wikipedia

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    It contains loperamide and simethicone. Loperamide is a μ-opioid receptor agonist that works in the intestines. [1] Although it is an opioid, it has no effects on the central nervous system. It reduces diarrhea by slowing the transit time of contents through the intestinal tract thereby allowing more water to be reabsorbed from the intestinal ...

  5. Peripherally selective drug - Wikipedia

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    These peripherally selective opioids can be used as antidiarrheals, for instance loperamide (Imodium). [ 2 ] Mechanisms of peripheral selectivity include physicochemical hydrophilicity and large molecular size, which prevent drug permeation through the lipid bilayer cell membranes of the blood–brain barrier, and efflux out of the brain by ...

  6. Opioid withdrawal - Wikipedia

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    Suboxone tablet (Buprenorphine/naloxone) delivers the opioid drug through a sublingual route, giving fast onset of effects.. Opioid withdrawal is a set of symptoms (a syndrome) arising from the sudden cessation or reduction of opioids where previous usage has been heavy and prolonged.

  7. Talk:Loperamide - Wikipedia

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    However, later on, the following is stated: Loperamide can be present in breast milk, and is not recommended for breast feeding mothers.. One of the sources may be wrong or wrongly explained in the article. Richard Wolf VI 04:29, 3 March 2018 (UTC) This is not uncommon nor a contradiction.

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    Nearly 40% of 18- to 24-year-olds surveyed names New York City as the most overpriced housing market in the country. Despite higher wages, the cost of living in New York, including housing ...

  9. Zydis - Wikipedia

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    A Zydis tablet is produced by lyophilizing or freeze-drying the drug in a matrix usually consisting of gelatin. The resulting product is very lightweight and fragile, and must be dispensed in a special blister pack. Amipara et al., in their article "Oral disintirating tablet of antihypertensive drug" explain the technology's limitations:

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