Loperamide for treatment of acute diarrhoea in infants and young children. A double-blind placebo-controlled trial
Bowie MD;Hill ID;Mann MD;;
south african medical journal = suid-afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde1995Vol. 85pp. -
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md1995southloperamide
Abstract
High-dose loperamide reduces stool output and shortens the duration of diarrhoea in infants receiving intravenous fluids for rehydration, but may cause potentially harmful side-effects in a small number of patients. This double-blind placebo-controlled study was undertaken to assess whether loperami …