Name
DIPHENOXYLATE
Mode of Action
DIPHENOXYLATE HAS A DIRECT EFFECT ON CIRCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE OF THE BOWEL, THAT CONCEIVABLY RESULT IN SEGMENTATION AND PROLONGATION OF GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT TIME.
Dosage
ADULTS :- 20 MG TAB OR 10 ML (2TSF) SYRUP FOUR TIMES DAILY. CHILDREN :- NOT RECOMMENDED.
Drug Group
[ANTIDIARRHOEAL] , [NARCOTIC MEPERIDINE] , [SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXANT]
Cross Reaction
EFFECT OF BARBITURATES, TRANQUILIZERS, ALCOHOL IS POTENTIATED, MAO INHIBITORS MAY CAUSE HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS IF GIVEN SIDE BY SIDE.
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