Antidiarrheal drugs Flashcards
1
Q
Bulk or hygroscopic agent
A
BISMUTH SUBSALICYLATE
KAOLIN/PECTIN
2
Q
Slow intestinal peristaltism
A
Opiods:
CODEINE
LOPERAMIDE
LAUDANUM
Loperamide och codeine = BLOCKS Mu and delta agonist → NO PERISTALSIS IN COLON
3
Q
Modify intestinal flora
A
Non-absorbable Antibiotics
NEOMYCIN
STREPTOMYCIN
SULFAMIDES
Lactobacillus (probiotic)