The use of loperamide for treatment of "difficult to manage" chronic diarrhoea in adults.
An open study of loperamide in seven chronic diarrhoea patients who were inadequately controlled by previous anti-diarrhoeal therapy is reported. All patients were well controlled by small amounts of loperamide and most could not eat a normal diet. No side-effect were reported.
D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003092:Colitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000188:drug therapy; D004751:Enteritis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008139:Loperamide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010880:Piperidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D010880:Piperidines; D008139:Loperamide