Description
Product introduction
Lopamide Tablet is used in the treatment of diarrhea. It should not be used in patients with dysentery (diarrhea with blood).
Lopamide Tablet is taken with or without food in a dose and duration as advised by the doctor. You should keep taking this medicine for as long as your doctor recommends. If you stop treatment too early your symptoms may come back and your condition may worsen. Let your doctor know about all other medications you are taking as some may affect, or be affected by this medicine.
Loperamide (2mg)
Uses of Lopamide Tablet
- Diarrhea
Benefits of Lopamide Tablet
In Diarrhea
Diarrhea is an increase in the frequency of bowel movements or loose watery bowel movements. This medicine can relieve frequent loose motions and also help you to stay well by preventing them from coming back. You need to take this medicine regularly to get the most out of it and you should drink plenty of fluids while taking it to make sure you stay hydrated.
Side effects of Lopamide Tablet
- Constipation
- Nausea
- Headache
- Stomach pain
How to use Lopamide Tablet
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Lopamide Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
How Lopamide Tablet works
Lopamide Tablet is an anti-diarrhoeal medication. It works by slowing down the contraction of the intestines thereby decreasing the speed at which the contents pass through it. This allows more time for reabsorption of fluids and nutrients, making the stools more solid and less frequent.
