Antidiarrheals

DBCAT001158Therapeutic category

Miscellaneous agents found useful in the symptomatic treatment of diarrhea. They have no effect on the agent(s) that cause diarrhea, but merely alleviate the condition. A DrugBank category of 17 drugs. 12 of them are approved.

Also known as: Agents, Antidiarrheal · Agents, Antiperistaltic · Antidiarrhea Agents · Antidiarrheal Agents · Antidiarrheal Drugs
Drugs: Bicozamycin
Bismuth subgallate
Bismuth subsalicylate
Calcium polycarbophil
Carob
Crofelemer
Difenoxin
Diphenoxylate
Kaolin
Lidamidine
Loperamide
Loperamide oxide
Opium
Polycarbophil
Racecadotril
Telotristat
Telotristat ethyl

What you can answer from here — as of May 29, 2018

17DrugsEach linked to its full drug card

Listed above

16Drug targetsEvery drug–target pair in the class, with bond type

1,914Marketed productsAcross the regions we cover, with dosage forms and routes

7Routes of administrationHow the drugs in this class are given

1SubcategoryNarrower classes within this one

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