Drug details

Imodium (loperamide hcl)

type of Antidiarrheals

Imodium (loperamide hydrochloride) is an antidiarrheal used to treat diarrhea. Imodium is also used to reduce the amount of stool in people who have an ileostomy (re-routing of the bowel through a surgical opening in the stomach). Imodium is available in generic form and over-the-counter (OTC).

This drug may have the following side effects:

• fluttering in your chest,
• shortness of breath, and
• lightheadedness
• fast or pounding heartbeats,
• diarrhea that is watery or bloody,
• stomach pain or bloating,
• ongoing or worsening diarrhea,

The following drugs are related to Imodium, either as a replacement or used together:

• Alinia (nitazoxanide)
• Lotronex (alosetron hydrochloride)
• Alosetron Hydrochloride Tablets (alosetron hydrochloride)
• Bactrim (trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole)
• Proquin XR (ciprofloxacin hcl)
• Colestid (colestipol)
• Motofen (difenoxin and atropine)
• Lomotil (diphenoxylate and atropine)
• Viberzi (eluxadoline tablets)
• Furoxone (furazolidone)
• Kristalose (kristalose lactulose oral solution)
• Levaquin (levofloxacin)
• Motegrity (prucalopride tablets)
• Sandostatin (octreotide acetate)
• Sandostatin LAR (octreotide acetate injection)
• Septra (trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole)
• Zelnorm (tegaserod maleate)

The following supplements are related to Imodium, and may be used together with the drug:

• Saccharomyces Boulardii (s.)
• Sangre De Grado (s.)
• Vitamin A (s.)
• Blond Psyllium (s.)
• Wheat Bran (s.)
• Guar Gum (s.)
• Yogurt (s.)
• Bifidobacteria (s.)
• Lactobacillus (s.)