Dosage ;
| Brand Name | Manufacturer Name | Distributor | Drug Strength | Packaging | Formulation | Formulation Strength | Price |
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| Lomotil | Pfizer Ltd. | Surgipharm Ltd | 2.5mg | 100s | Tablet | per tablet | KES 253 |
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Diphenoxylate More info |
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| Drug Indication | Mild to moderate diarrhea. |
| Dosage | 4 tablets stat, then 2 every six hours until the diarhoea is controlled. 4-8 yrs: 1TID. 9-12yrs: 1 QID. 13-16 years: 2 TID |
| Special Information | Diphenoxylate is chemically related to the narcotic meperidine. It acts on smooth muscle of the intestinal tract in a manner similar to that of morphine, inhibiting GI motility and excessive GI propulsion. A sub-therapeutic amount of atropine sulfate is present to discourage deliberate overdosage. |