anti-motility agent; antiperistaltic agent

Introduction

Anti-diarrheal agents that inhibit intestinal peristalsis including:

• opiates
  • paregoric
  • opium
• loperamide (Imodium)
• atropine/diphenoxylate (Lomotil)
• attapulgite
• diphenoxylate
• atropine/difenoxin (Motofen)

More general terms

• antidiarrheal agent

More specific terms

• atropine (Atropair, Atropine-Care)
• attapulgite (Kaopectate)
• difenoxin
• diphenoxylate
• loperamide (Imodium)
• paregoric