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Antidiarrhoeal drug
An antipropulsive is a drug used in the treatment of diarrhea. It does not address the underlying cause (for example, infection or malabsorption), but it does decrease motility.
Examples include diphenoxylate, loperamide, and eluxadoline.
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Rehydration | |
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Intestinal anti-infectives | |
Intestinal adsorbents |
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Antipropulsives (opioids) |
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Intestinal anti-inflammatory agents |
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Antidiarrheal micro-organisms | |
Other antidiarrheals | |
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Major chemical drug groups – based upon the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System | |
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blood and blood forming organs (B) | |
cardiovascular system (C) | |
skin (D) | |
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endocrine system (H) | |
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malignant disease (L01–L02) | |
immune disease (L03–L04) | |
muscles, bones, and joints (M) | |
brain and nervous system (N) |
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respiratory system (R) | |
sensory organs (S) | |
other ATC (V) | |
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