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loperamide

loperamide
Brand names: Imodium
Form Strength
CAPSULE, ORAL 2 mg
Display Antidiarrhea Agents Class: 560800
Medication comments:
Pediatric Pharmacy Association 2025 KIDs List of Key Potentially Inappropriate Drugs in Pediatrics 
Medication: loperamide (Imodium)
Key Potentially Inappropriate Drugs in Pediatrics (KIDs) List: Second Edition (Table 1)
Drug loperamide
Risk/Rationale Ileus, lethargy
Recommendation Avoid in younger than 3 yr for acute infectious diarrhea
 Quality of evidence: High, Strength of Recommendation: Strong
Last updated: Sep. 25, 2025
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