ANTIDIARRHEALS

Question 1

opioid antagonists:

Answer 1

1. loperamide

2. diphenoxylate

Question 2

locally acting drugs:

Answer 2

1. calcium polycarbophil
2. colloidal bismuth compounds
3. kaolin (magnesium aluminum silicate)

Question 3

indications antidiarrheals:

Answer 3

1. mild → to moderate acute diarrhea

2. to control chronic diarrhea

Question 4

CONTRAindications antidiarrheals:

Answer 4

1. bloody diarrhea
2. high fever
3. systemic toxicity

Question 5

side effects antidiarrheals:

Answer 5

1. should be discontinued when diarrhea is worsening despite therapy
2. dependance