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What is Loperamide?

Category: Over the Counter Drugs

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Loperamide is an antidiarrheal drug used to treat chronic diarrhea associated with inflammatory bowel disease; acute nonspecific diarrhea; increased volume of ileostomy discharge, traveler’s diarrhea.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Irritable bowel syndrome 1099 80
Diarrhea 148 47
Microscopic colitis 142 8
Short bowel syndrome 38 0
Chronic diarrhea 15 4
Bowel problems 13 11

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  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 1768 patients that have taken Loperamide

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 3
Moderate 11
Mild 19
None 100

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Loperamide

Side effect Patients Percentage
Constipation 13
Abdominal bloating 1
Abdominal cramps 1
Abdominal pain 1
Bad taste in mouth 1
Chronic diarrhea 1

Show all 19 reported side effects

Why patients stopped taking Loperamide

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Reason Patients Percentage
Other 39
Course of treatment ended 37
Did not seem to work 26
Doctor's advice 17
Side effects too severe 14
Expense 3
Personal research 2
See all 118 patients who've stopped taking Loperamide

Duration

Stopped taking Loperamide

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 35
1 - 6 months 11
6 months - 1 year 9
1 - 2 years 18
2 - 5 years 19
5 - 10 years 7
10 years or more 14
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 98
Usually 23
Sometimes 9
Never taken as prescribed 3
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 4
Somewhat hard to take 5
A little hard to take 13
Not at all hard to take 111
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 1
$100-199 1
$50-99 0
$25-49 4
< $25 85
Not specified 42

What people switch to and from

Patients stopped taking Loperamide and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Dicyclomine (Bentyl) 1
Diosmectite 1
Diphenoxylate and Atropine (Lomotil) 1
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5 patient evaluations for Loperamide

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Jun 30, 2012 (Started Jul 01, 1990)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for irritable bowel syndrome)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 15, 2011 (Started Dec 10, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for diarrhea)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Sep 30, 2010 (Started Dec 10, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for diarrhea)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 2 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 13, 2011 (Started Aug 29, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Treat side effects of another treatment)
  • Side effects
    Mild
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly

Jan 13, 2009 (Started Aug 29, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Treat side effects of another treatment)
  • Side effects
    Mild
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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