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Diarrhea Flashcards

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Loperamide

A

Imodium
Dose: 4mg PO after first loose stool, then 2mg PO after each subsequent loose stool, max 16mg/day

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Bismuth Salicylate

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Pepto-Bismol
Dose: 525 mg every 30 min - 1 hour prn to max of 8 doses/24 hours
Avoid in aspirin allergy (salicylate)

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Antidiarrheal

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Loperamide
Bismuth Salicylate

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Bifidobacterium Infantis

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Align
Activia yogurt
Dose: initially 1 capsule (~1 billion colony-forming units) PO daily, dose may be increased to achieve therapeutic effect

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Lactobacillus

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Culturelle
Dose: 1 million colony-forming units PO 3-4 times/day

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Saccharomyces Boulardii

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Florastor
Dose: 250mg PO daily, may increase to 1g PO daily in 2 divided doses

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Probiotic

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Bifidobacterium Infantis
Lactobacillus
Saccharomyces Boulardii

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