Antidiarrheal Drugs
Antidiarrheal Drugs
Drug | Dosage |
|---|---|
Kaolin-pectin | 1–2 mL/kg, PO, qid |
Activated charcoal | 2–8 g/kg, PO |
Bismuth subsalicylate | 1–3 mL/kg/day in divided doses, PO |
Aminopentamide | 0.1–0.4 mg, IM, SC, or PO, bid |
Isopropamide | 0.2–1 mg/kg, PO, bid |
Propantheline | 0.25–0.5 mg/kg, PO, bid-tid |
Paregoric | 0.06 mg/kg, PO, tid |
Diphenoxylate | 0.05–0.1 mg/kg, PO, qid |
Loperamide | 0.08 mg/kg, PO, tid-qid |