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Anti-Diarrheal

Dosage form
TABLET
Labeler
Advanced Rx LLC
Label updated
2024-08-11
Retrieved
2026-09-07
Active ingredients
LOPERAMIDE HYDROCHLORIDE
View original label and images on DailyMed ↗
Active ingredient (in each caplet)

Loperamide HCl 2 mg

Purpose

Anti-diarrheal

Use

Controls symptoms of diarrhea, including Travelers' Diarrhea

Warnings

Allergy alert: Do not use if you have ever had a rash or other allergic reaction to Loperamide HCl.

Heart alert: Taking more than directed can cause serious heart problems or death.

Do not use:

  • if you have bloody or black stool.

Ask a doctor before use if you have:

  • fever
  • mucus in the stool
  • a history of liver disease
  • a history of abnormal heart rhythm

Ask a doctor before use if you are

taking a prescription drug. Loperamide may interact with certain prescription drugs.

When using this product

tiredness, drowsiness, or dizziness may occur. Be careful when driving or operating machinery.

Stop use and ask a doctor if

  • symptoms get worse
  • diarrhea lasts more than 2 days
  • you get abdominal swelling or bulging. These may be signs of a serious condition.

If pregnant or breast-feeding,

ask a health professional before use.

Keep out of reach of children.

In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) right away.

Directions
  • drink plenty of clear liquid to help prevent dehydration caused by diarrhea
  • find right dose on chart. If possible, use weight to dose; otherwise, use age.

adults and children 12 years and over

2 caplets after the first loose stool; 1 caplet after each subsequent loose stool; but no more than 4 caplets in 24 hours
children 9-11 years (60-95 lbs) 1 caplet after the first loose stool; 1/2 caplet after each subsequent loose stool; but no more than 3 caplets in 24 hours
children 6-8 years (48-59 lbs) 1 caplet after the first loose stool; 1/2 caplet after each subsequent loose stool; but no more than 2 caplets in 24 hours
children 2-5 years (34-47 lbs) ask a doctor
children under 2 years (up to 33 lbs) do not use

Other information
  • do not use if seal around caplet is broken or damaged
  • store between  20° and 25°C (68° and 77°F)
  • KEEP OUTER CARTON FOR COMPLETE WARNINGS AND PRODUCT INFORMATION
  • THIS PRODUCT IS PACKAGED IN A CHILD-RESISTANT AND TEMPER EVIDENT PACKAGE. USE ONLY IF BLISTERS ARE INTACT.
Inactive ingredients

corn starch, D&C yellow#10 aluminum lake, dibasic calcium phosphate dihydrate, FD&C blue#1 brilliant blue lake, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, silica gel.

Questions?

call toll-free 1-800-630-8895

Label information

Distributed by:

ADVANCED RX LLC,

1942 NE 163rd St,

North Miami Beach,

FL 33162 U.S.A.

Principal Display Panel

NDC 80513-401-24

Compare to the active ingredient in Imodium ®A-D*

Anti-Diarrheal

Loperamide Hydrocholoride Caplets, 2 mg

Controls Symptoms of Diarrhea

Easy To Swallow

24 CAPLETS

*This product is not manufactured or distributed by the owner of the registered trademark Imodium ®A-D.

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

DailyMed Set ID: 287bd6d9-aa29-4f56-9c7f-5cbacbf62537 · Version 1
NDC: 80513-401