Comparing Loperamide vs Paregoric
| Loperamide | Paregoric (opium) |
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| Loperamide | Paregoric (opium) |
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Prescription and OTC
Loperamide is used to relieve acute diarrhea in adults and children 2 years and older and to relieve chronic diarrhea in adults associated with inflammatory bowel disease. It may also be used to... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Diarrhea. Paregoric may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
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Loperamide has an average rating of 8.4 out of 10 from a total of 94 ratings on Drugs.com. 77% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 10% reported a negative effect. |
Paregoric has an average rating of 9.7 out of 10 from a total of 14 ratings on Drugs.com. 93% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 0% 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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Lower cost generic |
N/A |
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| 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 |
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| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||
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10.8 hours |
4 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. |
Multiple
The drug has multiple schedules. The schedule may depend on the exact dosage form or strength of the medication. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
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A total of 358 drugs are known to interact with Loperamide:
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A total of 424 drugs are known to interact with Paregoric:
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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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