Comparing Hyosyne vs Loperamide
| Hyosyne (hyoscyamine) | Loperamide |
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| Hyosyne (hyoscyamine) | Loperamide |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Diverticulitis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Anticholinesterase Poisoning, Neurogenic Bladder, Parkinsonian Tremor, Peptic Ulcer, Rhinitis. Hyosyne may also be used for purposes not... View more |
Prescription and OTC
Loperamide effectively treats diarrhea in adults and children over the age of 2 years by slowing down the movement of the bowel. Children are especially sensitive to its effects, especially if they... View more |
Related suggestions Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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| More about Hyosyne (hyoscyamine) | More about Loperamide | ||||||||||||||||
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Hyosyne has an average rating of 7.5 out of 10 from a total of 2 ratings on Drugs.com. 50% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 0% reported a negative effect. |
Loperamide has an average rating of 8.4 out of 10 from a total of 93 ratings on Drugs.com. 76% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 10% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
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View all Hyosyne side effects |
View all Loperamide side effects |
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N/A |
Lower cost generic |
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| Other hyoscyamine brands include: Anaspaz, Ed-Spaz, Levbid, Levsin, Levsin SL, NuLev, Oscimin, Symax Duotab, Symax SL, Symax SR View more | A-D Anti-Diarrheal, Anti-Diarrheal, Diamode, Diar-Aid, Imodium, Imodium A-D, Kaopectate II, Neo-Diaral, Up and Up Anti-Diarrheal Solution View more | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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4 hours |
10.8 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 208 drugs are known to interact with Hyosyne:
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A total of 353 drugs are known to interact with Loperamide:
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N/A |
N/A |
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N/A |
N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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