Antidiarrheal drugs Flashcards

1
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Bulk or hygroscopic agent

A

BISMUTH SUBSALICYLATE

KAOLIN/PECTIN

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Slow intestinal peristaltism

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Opiods:
CODEINE
LOPERAMIDE
LAUDANUM

Loperamide och codeine = BLOCKS Mu and delta agonist → NO PERISTALSIS IN COLON

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3
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Modify intestinal flora

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Non-absorbable Antibiotics
NEOMYCIN
STREPTOMYCIN
SULFAMIDES

Lactobacillus (probiotic)

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