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Loperamide /loʊˈpɛrəmaɪd/ a piperidine derivative is a drug used against diarrhoea resulting from gastroenteritis or inflammatory bowel disease. It was developed by Janssen in 1971.In most countries it is available generically and under brand names such as Lopex Imodium Dimor Fortasec Lopedium Gastro-Stop and Pepto Diarrhea Control. It was developed at Janssen Pharmaceutica.

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ATC prefix
A07
ATC suffix
DA03
ATC supplemental
(oxide)
Bioavailability
0.3
CAS number
53179-11-6
CAS supplemental
(with HCl)
ChEBI
6532
DrugBank
DB00836
FDA UNII code
6X9OC3H4II
IUPAC name
4-[4-(4-Chlorophenyl)-4-hydroxypiperidin-1-yl]-NN-dimethyl-22-diphenylbutanamide
PubChem
3955

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