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Loperamide vs Diphenoxylate - What's the difference?

loperamide | diphenoxylate |

As nouns the difference between loperamide and diphenoxylate

is that loperamide is a drug effective against diarrhea resulting from gastroenteritis or inflammatory bowel disease while diphenoxylate is a particular narcotic used in the treatment of diarrhea.

loperamide

English

Noun

(wikipedia loperamide) (-)
  • A drug effective against diarrhea resulting from gastroenteritis or inflammatory bowel disease.

    • diphenoxylate

    English

    (wikipedia diphenoxylate)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (pharmaceutical drug) A particular narcotic used in the treatment of diarrhea.