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loperamide

loperamide Loperamide is a long-acting synthetic antidiarrheal drug.

Loperamide is a long-acting synthetic antidiarrheal drug. It is described as having little absorption from the gut, no significant effects on the adrenergic or central nervous systems, and local actions that may oppose histamine and interfere with acetylcholine release.