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Loperamide
Essential medicine status
Section:
2. Medicines for pain and palliative care 2.3. Medicines for other common symptoms in palliative care
ATC codes: A07DA03
Indication
Palliative care ICD11 code: QC7A
INN
Loperamide
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Core
Formulations
Oral > Solid > dosage form: 2 mg
EML status history
First added in 2013 (TRS 985)
Sex
All
Age
Adolescents and adults
Therapeutic alternatives
The recommendation is for this specific medicine
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
Wikipedia
Loperamide
DrugBank
Loperamide
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
Loperamide was added to the core list of the EML in 2013 for treatment of diarrhoea in adults receiving palliative care.