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Encyclopedia > Antidiarrhoeal

An antidiarrhoeal drug is any medication which provides symptomatic relief for diarrhoea. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Diarrhea, also spelled diarrhoea (see spelling differences), is a condition in which the sufferer has frequent watery, loose bowel movements (from the Greek word διάρροια; literally meaning through-flowing). Acute infectious diarrhea is a common cause of death in developing countries (particularly among infants), accounting for 5 to 8 million deaths...


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  • ATC_code_A07#A07F_Antidiarrheal_micro-organisms
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Major Drug Groups
Gastrointestinal tract (A) Antacids • Antiemetics  • H₂-receptor antagonists • Proton pump inhibitors • Laxatives • Antidiarrhoeals
Blood and blood forming organs (B) Anticoagulants • Antiplatelets • Thrombolytics
Cardiovascular system (C) Antiarrhythmics • Antihypertensives • Diuretics • Vasodilators • Antianginals • Beta blockers • Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors • Antihyperlipidemics
Skin (D) Emollients - Antipruritics
Reproductive system (G) Hormonal contraception • Fertility agents • Selective estrogen receptor modulators • Sex hormones
Endocrine system (H) Anti-diabetics • Corticosteroids • Sex hormones • Thyroid hormones
Infections and Infestations (J, P) Antibiotics • Antivirals • Vaccines • Antifungals • Antiprotozoals • Anthelmintics
Malignant and Immune disease (L) Anticancer agents • Immunostimulators • Immunosuppressants
Muscles, Bones, and Joints (M) Anabolic steroids • Anti-inflammatories • Antirheumatics • Corticosteroids • Muscle relaxants
Brain and Nervous system (N) Anesthetics • Analgesics • Anticonvulsants • Mood stabilizers  • Anxiolytics • Antipsychotics • Antidepressants • Nervous system stimulants
Respiratory system (R) Bronchodilators • Decongestants  • Antihistamines
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Antidiarrheals, intestinal anti-inflammatory/anti-infective agents (A07)
Intestinal anti-infectives Antibiotics (Neomycin, Nystatin, Natamycin, Streptomycin, Polymyxin B, Paromomycin, Amphotericin B, Kanamycin, Vancomycin, Colistin, Rifaximin) - Sulfonamides (Phthalylsulfathiazole, Sulfaguanidine, Succinylsulfathiazole) - other (Miconazole, Broxyquinoline, Acetarsol, Nifuroxazide, Nifurzide)
Intestinal adsorbents Charcoal - Bismuth - Pectin - Kaolin - Crospovidone - Attapulgite - Diosmectite
Antipropulsives Diphenoxylate - Opium - Loperamide - Difenoxin - Loperamide
Intestinal anti-inflammatory agents corticosteroids acting locally (Prednisolone, Hydrocortisone, Prednisone, Betamethasone, Tixocortol, Budesonide, Beclometasone) - antiallergic agents, excluding corticosteroids (Cromoglicic acid) - aminosalicylic acid and similar agents (Sulfasalazine, Mesalazine, Olsalazine, Balsalazide)
Antidiarrheal micro-organisms Saccharomyces boulardii
Other antidiarrheals Albumin tannate - Ceratonia - Racecadotril

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REGULATORY ACTIONS TO ENHANCE APPROPRIATE (1054 words)
This study reviewed the regulatory actions taken against antidiarrhoeal drugs in the five-year period 1989-1993, the period around widespread distribution of the WHO publication "The Rational Use of Drugs in the Management of Acute Diarrhoea in Children".
WHO reviewed the literature on the most commonly used antidiarrhoeal agents in the late 1980s and concluded that none of the reviewed substances (see table on this panel) have a place in the management of acute diarrhoea in children.
Antidiarrhoeal drugs are difficult to withdraw in developing countries, if they are widely registered in industrialized countries.
Antidiarrhoeal and antiulcerogenic effects of methanolic extract of Asparagus pubescens root in rats (162 words)
Antidiarrhoeal and antiulcerogenic effects of methanolic extract of Asparagus pubescens root in rats
The effect of methanolic extract of Asparagus pubescens root on experimentally-induced diarrhoea and ulceration was investigated in rats.
The results indicate that its antidiarrhoeal and antiulcerogenic effects might in part be due to its @a"2-adrenoceptor stimulation and its active constituents respectively.
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