Drug index Controlled substances
Suffix families
Loperamide
Imodium AD · Antidiarrheal
Generic loperamide Brand Imodium AD Class Antidiarrheal Say it loe-PER-a-mide
Commonly mispronounced "low-puh-RAH-mide"
Other antidiarrheals diphenoxylate / atropine bismuth subsalicylate
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