In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.
In the US, Loperamide (loperamide systemic) is a member of the drug class antidiarrheals and is used to treat Diarrhea, Diarrhea - Acute, Diarrhea - Chronic, Lymphocytic Colitis and Traveler's Diarrhea.
US matches:
- Loperamide
- Loperamide Capsules
- Loperamide Solution
- Loperamide/Simethicone
- Loperamide Hydrochloride
- Loperamide Drug Facts
- Loperamide Oral Solution
Scheme
Rec.INN
ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)
A07DA03
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0053179-11-6
Chemical Formula
C29-H33-Cl-N2-O2
Molecular Weight
477
Therapeutic Category
Antidiarrhoeal agent
Chemical Name
1-Piperidinebutanamide, 4-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyl-α,α-diphenyl-
Foreign Names
- Loperamidum (Latin)
- Loperamid (German)
- Lopéramide (French)
- Loperamida (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Loperamide (OS: BAN, DCIT)
- Lopéramide (OS: DCF)
- Loperamide Hydrochloride (OS: USAN, JAN, BANM)
- PJ 185 (IS)
- R 18553 (IS)
- Lopéramide (chlorhydrate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
- Loperamide Hydrochloride (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
- Loperamidhydrochlorid (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
- Loperamidi hydrochloridum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)
Brand Names
- Amufast
Ampharco, Vietnam
- Capent
Andromaco, Chile
- Coliper
Mintlab, Chile
- Desitin
Colliere, Peru
- Diaretyl
IBN, Tunisia
- Donafan
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Peru
- Glucitol
Flupal, Venezuela
- Immodium
Janssen, Taiwan
- Imodium
Janssen-Cilag, Lithuania; Janssen-Cilag, Vietnam; Pharmaghreb, Tunisia
- Imosec
Janssen, Luxembourg
- Laremid
Polfa Warszawa, Poland
- Lopamid
Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Ethiopia
- Lopedium
Hexal, Luxembourg
- Loper
Quality, Hong Kong
- Loperamid Domesco
Domesco, Vietnam
- Loperamid
Polfa Warszawa, Lithuania
- Loperamida L.CH.
Chile, Chile
- Loperamida Merck
Merck Genéricos, Portugal
- Loperamida Ratiopharm
Ratiopharm, Portugal
- Loperamida Vannier
Vannier, Argentina
- Loperamida
Induquimica, Peru
- Loperamide Grindeks
Grindeks, Latvia
- Loperamide
Medopharm, Georgia
- Loperamide-Generics
Generics, Luxembourg
- Loperamid-Grindeks
Grindeks, Lithuania
- Loperamid-ratiopharm
ratiopharm, Lithuania; ratiopharm, Luxembourg
- Loperium
Pharmanova, Zimbabwe; Siho Trading, Sudan; Twokay, Kenya
- Paradoxone
Dae Hwa Pharmaceuticals, Ethiopia
- Pharmaniaga Loperamide
Ebewe, Hong Kong
- Roko
Unifarma, Latvia
- Shilshul
CTS, Israel
- Toban
Refasa, Peru
- Vacontil
Medochemie, Vietnam
- Adco-Loperamide
Adcock Ingram Pharmaceuticals, South Africa
- Altocel
Sanofi Aventis, France
- Amemodium
O.P.V., Vietnam
- Amerol
Tempo Scan Pacific, Indonesia
- APC-Loperamide
Apotex, Canada
- Apo-Loperamide
Apotex, Canada; Apotex, Guyana; Apotex, Vietnam
- Arret (veterinary use)
Johnson & Johnson, United Kingdom; Merck Sharp & Dohme Animals, United Kingdom
- Beltessa
Nihon Yakuhin Kogyo, Japan
- Betaperamide
Adcock Ingram Pharmaceuticals, South Africa
- Binaldan
Vifor, Switzerland
- Cagudalin
Kotobuki Seiyaku, Japan
- Chemists' Own Diarrhoea Relief
Chemists, Australia
- Cipla-Indapamide
Cipla Medpro, South Africa
- Cipla-Loperamide
Cipla Medpro, South Africa
- Clalet
Ryukakusan, Japan
- Colidium
Solas, Indonesia
- Colifilm
Quesada, Argentina
- Contem
Ahimsa, Argentina
- Custey
Microsules, Argentina
- Diacure
McNeil, Netherlands
- Diadium
Lapi Laboratories, Indonesia
- Diamide
Pacific, New Zealand
- Diapen
Hikma, United Arab Emirates; Hikma, Bahrain; Hikma, Egypt; Hikma, Iraq; Hikma, Kuwait; Hikma, Lebanon; Hikma, Libya; Hikma, Qatar; Hikma, Saudi Arabia; Hikma, Sudan; Hikma, Syria; Hikma, Yemen
- Diarace (veterinary use)
ACE Veterinary, Netherlands
- Diarfin
Cinfa, Spain
- Diarlop
Jagson Pal, India
- Diarostad
Stada, Bulgaria
- Diarreeremmer Loperamide HCl
DA, Netherlands; Etos, Netherlands; Healthypharm, Netherlands; Het, Netherlands; SDG, Netherlands
- Diarreeremmer
Leidapharm, Netherlands
- Diarrest
Galen, Ireland
- Diarstop
Giuliani, Italy
- Diarzero
Unifarm, Italy
- Diasec
Armoxindo, Indonesia; Hexal, Brazil
- Diaston
Ifars, Indonesia
- Diatabs
Unam, Hong Kong
- Dimor
Nordic Drugs, Sweden
- Diocalm
SSL International, United Kingdom
- Diocalm (veterinary use)
SSL, United Kingdom
- Dirocap
Globe, Bangladesh
- Dirolin
Nipa, Bangladesh
- Dissenten
Societa Prodotti Antibiotici, Poland; SPA, Italy; SPA, Romania
- Dotalsec
Hexa, Argentina
- Dyspagon
PF, Luxembourg; Pierre Fabre, Algeria; Pierre Fabre Médicament, France
- Elcoman
Sandoz, Argentina
- Eldoper
Brown & Burk, Myanmar
- Elissan
Serra Pamies, Spain
- Enterobene ratiopharm
ratiopharm, Hungary
- Enterobene
Ratiopharm, Austria
- Ercestop
Sanofi-Aventis, France; Sanofi-Synthelabo, Luxembourg
- Fada Loperamida
Fada, Argentina
- Fortasec
Laboratorios Dr Esteve, Spain
- Fussen
Daiko Seiyaku, Japan
- Gastron
Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa
- Gastro-Stop
Aspen, Australia
- Harmonise
Hamilton, Australia
- Huma-Loperamide
Teva, Hungary
- Imocur
Merck NM, Finland
- Imodan
Hexpharm Jaya, Indonesia
- Imodium Advanced (Loperamide and Simeticone)
Janssen, New Zealand; McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Canada
- Imodium Plus (Loperamide and Simeticone)
Janssen, Slovakia; McNeil, Spain
- Imodium
Aktuapharma, Belgium; Eureco, Netherlands; Janssen, Antigua & Barbuda; Janssen, Netherlands Antilles; Janssen, Aruba; Janssen, Barbados; Janssen, Belgium; Janssen, Burkina Faso; Janssen, Bulgaria; Janssen, Bahrain; Janssen, Benin; Janssen, Bermuda; Janssen, Bahamas; Janssen, Central African Republic; Janssen, Congo; Janssen, Cameroon; Janssen, Colombia; Janssen, Costa Rica; Janssen, Cyprus; Janssen, Czech Republic; Janssen, Germany; Janssen, Dominican Republic; Janssen, Algeria; Janssen, Ecuador; Janssen, Gabon; Janssen, Grenada; Janssen, Georgia; Janssen, Guinea; Janssen, Guatemala; Janssen, Guyana; Janssen, Hong Kong; Janssen, Honduras; Janssen, Hungary; Janssen, Ireland; Janssen, Israel; Janssen, Iceland; Janssen, Jamaica; Janssen, Cayman Islands; Janssen, Lebanon; Janssen, Saint Lucia; Janssen, Sri Lanka; Janssen, Luxembourg; Janssen, Madagascar; Janssen, Mali; Janssen, Myanmar; Janssen, Mauritania; Janssen, Mexico; Janssen, Niger; Janssen, Nicaragua; Janssen, Norway; Janssen, New Zealand; Janssen, Panama; Janssen, Peru; Janssen, Philippines; Janssen, Poland; Janssen, Portugal; Janssen, Romania; Janssen, Russian Federation; Janssen, Saudi Arabia; Janssen, Sudan; Janssen, Senegal; Janssen, Suriname; Janssen, El Salvador; Janssen, Togo; Janssen, Thailand; Janssen, Trinidad & Tobago; Janssen, Saint Vincent & The Grenadines; Janssen, Venezuela; Janssen, Yemen; Janssen, Zaire; Janssen Pharmaceutical, Ethiopia; Janssen-Cilag, United Arab Emirates; Janssen-Cilag, Austria; Janssen-Cilag, Switzerland; Janssen-Cilag, Denmark; Janssen-Cilag, Egypt; Janssen-Cilag, France; Janssen-Cilag, United Kingdom; Janssen-Cilag, Indonesia; Janssen-Cilag, Jordan; Janssen-Cilag, Malta; Janssen-Cilag, South Africa; Johnson & Johnson, Australia; Johnson & Johnson, Estonia; Johnson & Johnson, Greece; Johnson & Johnson, Italy; Johnson & Johnson, Latvia; Johnson & Johnson, Singapore; Lusomedicamenta Sociedade Tecnica Farmaceutica, Oman; McNeil, Germany; McNeil, Spain; McNeil, Netherlands; McNeil, Sweden; McNeil, United States; McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Canada; Orion, Finland; Terapia, Romania; Xian-Janssen, China
- Imodium (veterinary use)
Janssen Animal Health, United Kingdom
- Imodium akut (Loperamide and Simeticone)
McNeil, Germany
- Imodium complex (Loperamide and Simeticone)
Janssen-Cilag, Switzerland
- Imodium lingual
Janssen-Cilag, Switzerland
- Imodium lingual Durchfall akut
Janssen-Cilag, Switzerland
- Imodium Multi-Symptom Relief (Loperamide and Simeticone)
McNeil, United States
- Imodium Plus (Loperamide and Simeticone)
Janssen, Belgium; Janssen-Cilag, Denmark; Johnson & Johnson, Greece; McNeil, Sweden
- Imodiumcaps
McNeil, France
- Imodiumduo (Loperamide and Simeticone)
McNeil, France
- Imodiumlingual
McNeil, France
- Imodonl
Christo Pharmaceutical, Hong Kong
- Imolope
Copyfarm, Denmark
- Imomed
Medica, Bulgaria
- Imosa
Corsa Industries, Indonesia
- Imosec
Janssen, Brazil
- Imotil
Square, Bangladesh
- Inamid
Nufarindo, Indonesia
- Indiaral
Gifrer Barbezat, France
- Ionet
Cetus, Argentina
- Lanseka
Investi, Argentina
- Lexadium
Molex Ayus, Indonesia
- Licodium
Berlico Mulia Farma, Indonesia
- Lodia
Sanbe, Indonesia
- Lomedium
Mekophar, Vietnam
- Lomosec
ACI, Bangladesh
- Lomotil
Pfizer, Mexico; Pfizer, Philippines
- Lonbanin
Tatsumi Kagaku, Japan
- Lopalind
Lindopharm, Germany
- Lopamid
Acme, Bangladesh
- Lopamide
Torrent, India
- Lop-Dia
Mibe Jena, Germany
- Lopecald
Shiono Kemikaru, Japan
- Lopediar
Pasteur, Chile
- Lopedium
Hexal, Bulgaria; Hexal, Germany; Hexal, Estonia; Hexal, Russian Federation; Salutas, Georgia; Salutas Pharma, Bulgaria; Salutas Pharma, Serbia; Sandoz, Australia; Sandoz, Hungary; Sandoz, Lithuania; Sandoz, Latvia
- Lopejust
Tsuruhara Seiyaku, Japan
- Lopemic
Kobayashi Kako, Japan
- Lopemid
Visufarma, Italy
- Lopemin
Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K., Japan
- Lopena
Horii Yakuhin, Japan
- Loperal (veterinary use)
Laboratoire TVM, France
- Loperam
Vargas, Venezuela
- Loperamid AL
Aliud, Germany
- Loperamid BMM Pharma
BMM Pharma, Denmark
- Loperamid dura
Mylan dura, Germany
- Loperamid Helvepharm
Helvepharm, Switzerland
- Loperamid Heumann
Heumann, Germany
- Loperamid Mylan
Mylan, Sweden
- Loperamid RSK
Johnson & Johnson, Germany
- Loperamid Sandoz
Sandoz, Austria; Sandoz, Switzerland; Sandoz, Germany
- Loperamid Stada
Stada, Germany
- Loperamid Streuli
Streuli Pharma, Switzerland
- loperamid von ct
CT, Romania
- Loperamid WZF Polfa
WZF Polfa, Slovakia
- Loperamid
Borisov, Georgia; Labormed Pharma, Romania; Laropharm, Romania; Mylan, Norway; Perrigo, Israel; Polfa Warszawa, Poland; Stirolbiofarm, Latvia; Terapia, Romania; Warsaw Pharmaceutical Works, Latvia; Zdravlje, Serbia
- Loperamid-1A Pharma
1A Pharma, Germany
- Loperamida Clorhidrato
Mintlab, Chile
- Loperamida Ecar
Ecar, Colombia
- Loperamida Fabra
Fabra, Argentina
- Loperamida MK
MK, Colombia
- Loperamida Richet
Richet, Argentina
- Loperamida Rimafar
Rimafar, Spain
- Loperamida
Sanitas, Chile
- Loperamid-Akri
Akrihin, Russian Federation
- Loperamid-CT
CT Arzneimittel, Germany
- Loperamide Angenerico
Angenerico, Italy
- Lopéramide Arrow Conseil
Arrow, France
- Lopéramide Arrow
Arrow, France
- Loperamide Atlantic
Atlantic, Singapore
- Lopéramide Biogaran
Biogaran, France
- Lopéramide CristerS
CristerS, France
- Loperamide DOC
DOC Generici, Italy
- Loperamide EG
Eurogenerics, Belgium
- Lopéramide EG
EG Labo, France
- Loperamide Grindeks
Grindeks, Estonia; Grindex, Georgia
- Loperamide HCl A
Apothecon, Netherlands
- Loperamide HCl Actavis
Actavis, Netherlands
- Loperamide HCl CF
Centrafarm, Netherlands
- Loperamide HCl Hexal
Accord Healthcare, Netherlands
- Loperamide HCl Katwijk
Apotex Europe, Netherlands
- Loperamide HCl Kring
Kring, Netherlands
- Loperamide HCL MAE
MAE, Netherlands
- Loperamide HCl Merck
Mylan, Netherlands
- Loperamide HCl PCH
Pharmachemie, Netherlands
- Loperamide HCl ratiopharm
ratiopharm, Netherlands
- Loperamide HCl Sandoz
Sandoz, Netherlands
- Loperamide Hexal
Hexal, Italy
- Loperamide Hydrochloride and Simethicone (Loperamide and Simeticone)
Perrigo, United States; Ranbaxy, United States
- Loperamide Hydrochloride
Banner Pharmacaps, United States; Contract, United States; Hi-Tech, United States; LNK, United States; Morton Grove, United States; Mylan, United States; OHM, United States; Perrigo, United States; Roxane, United States; Sandoz, United States; Teva USA, United States
- Loperamide Mylan
Mylan, Belgium
- Lopéramide Mylan
Mylan, France
- Lopéramide Qualimed
Qualimed, France
- Lopéramide ratiopharm Conseil
Ratiopharm, France
- Lopéramide ratiopharm
Ratiopharm, France
- Lopéramide RPG
Ranbaxy, France
- Lopéramide Sandoz Conseil
Sandoz, France
- Lopéramide Sandoz
Sandoz, France
- Loperamide Teva
Teva, Belgium
- Lopéramide Teva
Teva Santé, France
- Loperamide Zydus
Zydus, France
- Loperamide
Denk, Kenya; Denk, Nigeria; Denk, Tanzania; Denk, Uganda; Generics, Malta
- Loperamide-Eurogenerics
Eurogenerics, Luxembourg
- Lopéramide-Lyoc
Cephalon, France
- Loperamid-Mepha
Mepha Pharma, Switzerland
- Loperamid-ratiopharm
Ratiopharm, Austria; Ratiopharm, Germany; Ratiopharm, Estonia
- Loperamid-saar
MIP, Germany
- Loperamid-Teva
Teva Pharma, Switzerland
- Loperamil
DHA, Hong Kong; DHA, Singapore
- Loperan
Chiesi, Spain; Chiesi, Malta; Daito, Japan
- Loperanil
Taiyo Pharmaceutical, Japan
- Loperastat
Be-Tabs Pharmaceuticals, South Africa
- Loperax
Xepa-Soul Pattinson, Hong Kong
- Loperdium
Gaco, Bangladesh
- Loperhoe
Betapharm, Germany
- Loperid
Vitamed, Israel
- Loperin
Opsonin, Bangladesh
- Loperium
Remedica, Cyprus; Remedica, Hong Kong; Remedica, Oman; Remedica, Taiwan
- Loperkey
Inkeysa, Spain
- Lopermid
Saba, Turkey
- Loperon
Hexal, Czech Republic
- Lopimed
Sandoz, Switzerland
- Lopisol
Gebro, Switzerland
- Loramide
Yung Shin, Singapore
- Lormide
United Pharma, Vietnam; Westmont, Philippines
- Lorpa
Beacons, Singapore
- Mar-Loper
Marching Pharmaceutical, Hong Kong
- Minicam
Gramon, Argentina
- Miropin
Medisa Shinyaku, Japan
- Motilex
Kalbe, Indonesia
- Negastro
Genepharm, Australia
- Neo-Enteroseptol
Specifar, Georgia; Specifar, Greece; Specifar, Romania
- Neo-Septol
Specifar, Greece
- Nodia
Multichem, New Zealand; Multichem, New Zealand
- Nomotil
Ziska, Bangladesh
- Norimode
Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa; Tillomed, United Kingdom
- Normakut
Gebro, Austria
- Normotil
Novell, Indonesia
- Normudal
Combiphar, Indonesia
- Opox
Guardian Pharmatama, Indonesia
- Pangetan
Tecnoquimicas, Colombia
- Pharex Loperamide
Pascual, Philippines
- Plexol
Sandoz, Argentina
- Plorinoc
Klonal, Argentina
- Primodium
Ikapharmindo, Indonesia
- Prodium
Adcock Ingram Pharmaceuticals, South Africa
- Propiden
Sandoz, Denmark
- Protector
Quimifar, Spain
- Regulane
Finadiet, Argentina
- Rekamide
Rekah, Israel
- Renamid
Fahrenheit, Indonesia
- Reximide
Duopharma, Hong Kong
- Ritemed Loperamide
Ritemed, Philippines
- Riva-Loperamide
Laboratoire Riva, Canada
- Rospolia
Nichi-Iko PharmaceuticalJMA, Japan
- Salvacolina
Salvat, Dominican Republic; Salvat, Spain; Salvat, Guatemala; Salvat, Honduras; Salvat, Haiti; Salvat, Panama; Salvat, El Salvador
- Sandoz Loperamide
Sandoz, Canada
- Seldiar
Krka, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Krka, Croatia (Hrvatska); Krka, Slovenia
- Stoperan
US Pharmacia, Bulgaria; US Pharmacia, Poland
- Stopit
Rafa, Israel
- Suprasec
Janssen, Argentina
- Synodium
Synco, Hong Kong
- Taguinol
Spyfarma, Spain
- Taipemin
Choseido Pharmaceutical, Japan
- Tarmin
Bruluagsa, Mexico
- Travello
Pfizer, Norway
- Vacontil
Medochemie, Bahrain; Medochemie, Iraq; Medochemie, Jordan; Medochemie, Sri Lanka; Medochemie, Oman; Medochemie, Sudan; Medochemie, Singapore; Medochemie, Yemen
- Velaral
ECU, Ecuador
- Vidaperamid
Vida, Hong Kong
- Viltar
Dallas, Argentina
- Xepare
Metiska, Indonesia
International Drug Name Search
Glossary
| BAN | British Approved Name |
| BANM | British Approved Name (Modified) |
| DCF | Dénomination Commune Française |
| DCIT | Denominazione Comune Italiana |
| IS | Inofficial Synonym |
| JAN | Japanese Accepted Name |
| OS | Official Synonym |
| PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
| Rec.INN | Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization) |
| USAN | United States Adopted Name |
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