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Category:
Description:
Indications:
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Diarrhea
(acute non-specific)
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Chronic
diarrhea (inflammatory bowel disease)
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Reduction
of volume from ileostomy
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Traveler’s
diarrhea
Contraindications:
Precautions:
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Pregnancy
category B: unknown if excreted in breast milk; compatible with breast
feeding
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Liver
disease, dehydration
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Severe
ulcerative colitis (toxic megacolon)
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Children
(greater variability in response)
Adverse
Reactions (Side Effects):
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CNS:
fatigue, fever, dizziness, drowsiness
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GI:
abdominal pain, anorexia, constipation, dry mouth, nausea, toxic
megacolon, vomiting
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RESP:
respiratory depression
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SKIN:
rash
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Dosage:
Administered
orally (capsule, liquid)
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Adult:
PO 4mg, then 2mg after each loose stool, max 16mg daily;
maintenance for chronic diarrhea usually 4-8mg daily
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Child:
<2 years not recommended; 13-20 kg PO 2mg 2 times daily on
day 1, then 0.1 mg/kg after each loose stool; >30 kg PO 2mg 3 times
daily on day 1, then 0.1 mg/kg after each loose stool
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The information contained here is an abbreviated summary. For more detailed
and complete information, consult the manufacturer's product information sheets
or standard textbooks. Source:
Operational Medicine 2001, Health
Care in Military Settings, NAVMED P-5139, May 1, 2001, Bureau
of Medicine and Surgery, Department
of the Navy, 2300 E Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20372-5300
OB-GYN 101:
Introductory Obstetrics & Gynecology
© 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008
Medical Education Division,
Brookside Associates, Ltd.
All rights reserved
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