Loperamide 2mg Diarrhoea Relief (6 Capsules)

Capsules

Ages from 12-85

Other medicines and this medicine
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken or might take any other medicines including medicines obtained without prescription and especially:
Ritonavir (used to treat HIV)
Quinidine (used to treat abnormal heart rhythms or malaria)
Oral desmopressin (used to treat excessive urination)
Itraconazole or ketoconazole (used to treat fungal infections)
Gemfibrozil (used to treat high cholesterol).

Pregnancy or breast-feeding

If you are pregnant, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.
If you are breast-feeding do not take this medicine. Small amounts may get into your milk. Talk to your doctor about a suitable treatment.
Driving and using machines
This medicine may make you feel dizzy, tired or sleepy. You may feel less alert, feel faint or pass out. If you are affected do not drive or use machines.

This medicine contains lactose
The capsules contain lactose; if you have been told by your doctor that you have
an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicine.

Possible side effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

Serious side effects
Rare: (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people)
Stop taking this medicine and see your doctor immediately if you experience any of these serious
side effects:

Allergic reactions including unexplained wheezing, shortness of breath, passing out or swelling of face and throat
Skin rashes, which may be severe and include blistering or peeling skin
Loss of consciousness or reduced level of consciousness (passing out, feeling faint or less alert), uncoordinated movements.
Other side effects

Common: (may affect up to 1 in 10 people)

Feeling sick, constipation or wind
Headache.
Uncommon: (may affect up to 1 in 100 people)

Dizziness or drowsiness
Abdominal pain or discomfort
Abdominal pain upper
Dry mouth
Vomiting
Indigestion
Rare: (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people)

Itchiness or hives
Stomach pain or swollen stomach
Difficulties in passing water
Miosis (narrowing of the pupils of the eye)
Tiredness
Special warnings and precautions for use
Treatment of diarrhoea with loperamide hydrochloride is only symptomatic. Whenever an underlying etiology can be determined, specific treatment should be given when appropriate.

Cardiac events including QT interval and QRS complex prolongation and torsades de pointes have been reported in association with overdose. Some cases had a fatal outcome .
Overdose can unmask existing Brugada syndrome. Patients should not exceed the recommended dose and/or the recommended duration of treatment.
The priority in acute diarrhoea is the prevention or reversal of fluid and electrolyte depletion. This is particularly important in young children and in frail and elderly patients with acute diarrhoea. Use of this medicine does not preclude the administration of appropriate fluid and electrolyte replacement therapy.
Since persistent diarrhoea can be an indicator of potentially more serious conditions, this medicine should not be used for prolonged periods until the underlying cause of the diarrhoea has been investigated.
In acute diarrhoea, if clinical improvement is not observed within 48 hours, the administration of loperamide hydrochloride should be discontinued and patients should be advised to consult their doctor.
Patients with AIDS treated with loperamide for diarrhoea should have therapy stopped at the earliest signs of abdominal distension. There have been isolated reports of obstipation with an increased risk for toxic megacolon in AIDS patients with infectious colitis (viral or bacterial pathogens) treated with loperamide hydrochloride.
Although no pharmacokinetic data are available in patients with hepatic impairment, this medicine should be used with caution in such patients because of first pass metabolism as it may result in a Strides Pharma UK Ltd. Loritax 2mg Capsules, Loperamide 2mg Capsules, PL 13606/0184, relative over dosage leading to CNS toxicity

What Loperamide Capsules contain:
Active ingredient:
Loperamide Hydrochloride 2mg
Other ingredients:
Lactose, Maize Starch, Talc, Magnesium Stearate, Gelatin, Quinoline Yellow (E104), Erythrosine
(E127), Patent Blue (E131) and Titanium Dioxide (E171).