loperamide

loperamide
A drug effective against diarrhea resulting from gastroenteritis or inflammatory bowel disease.

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  • loperamide — /loh per euh muyd /, n. Pharm. a substance, C29H33ClN2O2, used in the treatment of diarrhea. [(ch)lo(rophenyl) + (pi)per(idine) + (butyr)amide, three of its chemical components] * * * …   Universalium

  • loperamide — lo·per·a·mide lō per ə .mīd n a synthetic antidiarrheal agent that slows intestinal peristalsis and is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C29H33ClN2O2·HCl to control acute nonspecific diarrhea or chronic diarrhea associated with… …   Medical dictionary

  • loperamide — [ləʊ pɛrəmʌɪd] noun Medicine a synthetic drug of the opiate class used to treat diarrhoea. Origin 1970s: prob. from (ch)lo(ro ) + (pi)per(idine) + amide …   English new terms dictionary

  • loperamide — n. a drug used in the treatment of diarrhoea. It acts by reducing peristalsis of the digestive tract and is administered by mouth; side effects are rare, but include abdominal distension, drowsiness, and skin rash. Trade names: Imodium …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • loperamide — /loh per euh muyd /, n. Pharm. a substance, C29H33ClN2O2, used in the treatment of diarrhea. [(ch)lo(rophenyl) + (pi)per(idine) + (butyr)amide, three of its chemical components] …   Useful english dictionary

  • loperamide hydrochloride — An antiperistaltic agent used to treat diarrhea. * * * lo·per·a·mide hy·dro·chlo·ride (lo perґə mīd) an antiperistaltic that exerts a direct effect on the muscles of the intestinal wall, used in the treatment of acute nonspecific… …   Medical dictionary

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