Imodium acute 20 Oro dispersible tablets

Immediate help for diarrhea, ideal for on the go

• Melts in your mouth in seconds
• Easy to take without water

use

IMODIUM® acute 2 mg orodispersible tablets offer innovative help for acute diarrhea. No water is necessary to take it. The orodispersible tablets dissolve on the tongue in seconds. This is particularly useful if you are on the move or have difficulty swallowing. Thanks to their fresh mint taste, the melting tablets make it easier to take, especially if you have diarrhea with nausea.

field of use

Imodium acute is a medicine against diarrhea and contains the active ingredient loperamide hydrochloride.

It is used for the symptomatic treatment of acute diarrhea for adolescents aged 12 and over and adults if no causal therapy is available.

Treatment with loperamide hydrochloride for longer than 2 days may only be carried out under medical prescription and follow-up.

If you don't feel better or feel worse after 2 days, contact your doctor.

Contraindications

Imodium acute must not be taken

• if you are allergic to loperamide hydrochloride or any of the other ingredients of this medicine listed in section 6.
• of children under 12 years.
• if you suffer from conditions where slowing of bowel movements should be avoided, e.g. B. bloated abdomen, constipation and intestinal obstruction. Imodium acute must be discontinued immediately if constipation, abdominal distention or intestinal obstruction (ileus) occurs.
• if you suffer from diarrhea accompanied by fever and/or bloody stools.
• if you suffer from diarrhea that occurs during or after taking antibiotics.
• if you suffer from chronic diarrheal diseases. (These diseases may only be treated with loperamide hydrochloride as prescribed by a doctor.)
• if you are suffering from an acute attack of ulcerative colitis (ulcer inflammation of the colon).
• in the case of bacterial intestinal inflammation, which is caused by pathogens penetrating the intestinal wall.

Interactions

Please talk to your doctor especially if you need to take one or more of the following active ingredients:

• Ritonavir (medicine used to treat HIV infection)
• Quinidine (medicine used to treat cardiac arrhythmias and malaria)
• Desmopressin (medicine used to control thirst behavior and urine production in patients with diabetes insipidus)
• itraconazole or ketoconazole (medicines used to treat a fungal infection)
• Gemfibrozil (medicine used to treat high blood lipids)

It is expected that drugs with a similar mechanism of action to Imodium can acutely increase its effect and drugs that accelerate gastrointestinal transit can reduce its effect.

Pregnancy and breast-feeding
If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.

Pregnancy
Please consult your doctor if you are pregnant or think you may be pregnant. Your doctor will then decide whether you can take Imodium acutely.

Breast-feeding
Since small amounts of loperamide hydrochloride can pass into breast milk, Imodium acute should not be taken during breast-feeding.

Application

The recommended dose is

Age Adolescents from 12 years
First dose 1 orodispersible tablet
Repeat dose 1 orodispersible tablet
Maximum daily dose 4 orodispersible tablets

Age Adults
First dose 2 orodispersible tablets
Repeat dose 1 orodispersible tablet
Maximum daily dose 4 orodispersible tablets

The first dose is taken at the beginning of the treatment of acute diarrhea. The repeat dose should then be taken after each unformed stool.
The recommended maximum daily dose must not be exceeded.

Children under 12 years of age
Imodium acute must not be taken by children under 12 years of age.

Elderly patients and patients with renal impairment
No dose adjustment is necessary for elderly patients or patients with kidney damage.

Patients with liver impairment
If you have severe liver impairment, you may only take Imodium acute as prescribed by a doctor.

Method of
administration Oral use.
To remove the orodispersible tablet, completely remove the foil strip on the back of the blister pack. Do not force the orodispersible tablet through the blister pack as this may damage it.
Place Imodium acutely on the tongue. The orodispersible tablet melts immediately in the tongue and is swallowed with saliva.

Duration of use
Do not take Imodium acute for longer than 2 days without medical advice. If diarrhea persists after 2 days of treatment with Imodium acute, Imodium must be stopped acutely and a doctor must be consulted.
Treatment with medicines containing loperamide for longer than 2 days may only take place under a doctor's prescription and follow-up.

Please talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have the impression that the effect of Imodium acute is too strong or too weak. 

Side effects

Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people):

• Constipation, nausea, flatulence
• Headache, dizziness

Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people):

• sleepiness
• Pain and discomfort in the gastrointestinal area, dry mouth
• Pain in the upper abdomen, vomiting
• Indigestion
• skin rash

Rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people):

• bloated stomach
• Hypersensitivity reactions, anaphylactic reactions (including anaphylactic shock), anaphylactoid reactions
• Unconsciousness, rigidity of the body, clouding of consciousness, increased muscle tension, coordination disorders
• Constriction of the pupils
• Intestinal obstruction (ileus, including paralytic ileus), enlargement of the large intestine (megacolon, including toxic megacolon), pain on the surface of the tongue
• blistering skin diseases (including Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis and erythema multiforme), swelling of skin or mucous membranes due to fluid accumulation in the tissue (angioedema), hives, itching
• Urinary retention
• fatigue

Immediately after taking Imodium acute, some patients reported a temporary burning or tingling feeling on the tongue.

Note
Some of the reported side effects (pain and discomfort in the gastrointestinal area, nausea, vomiting, dry mouth, tiredness, drowsiness, dizziness, constipation and flatulence) are often accompanying symptoms of diarrheal illness.
These symptoms are often difficult to distinguish from the side effects of the drug. 

composition

The active ingredient is: loperamide hydrochloride.
Each orodispersible tablet contains 2 mg loperamide hydrochloride.

The other ingredients are: gelatin, mannitol (Ph. Eur.) (E 421), aspartame (E 951), sodium hydrogen carbonate, peppermint aroma. This medicine is lactose and gluten free.

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