Loperamide hydrochloride
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| Loperamide hydrochloride | |
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| Term | Loperamide hydrochloride |
| Short definition | loperamide hydrochloride (loh-PER-uh-mide HY-droh-KLOR-ide) A drug used to treat diarrhea. Loperamide hydrochloride slows the movement of muscles in the small intestine to allow more water to be removed from the faeces (waste) and more nutrients to be absorbed. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
loperamide hydrochloride - (pronounced) (loh-PER-uh-mide HY-droh-KLOR-ide) A drug used to treat diarrhea. Loperamide hydrochloride slows the movement of muscles in the small intestine to allow more water to be removed from the faeces (waste) and more nutrients to be absorbed. Also called Imodium
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