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Antipropulsive
An antipropulsive is a drug which is used in the treatment of diarrhea . It does not address the underlying cause (for example, infection or malabsorption), but it does decrease motility.
Examples include diphenoxylate and loperamide .
See also
Antidiarrheals , intestinal anti-inflammatory /anti-infective agents (A07 )
Intestinal anti-infectives
Antibiotics (
Neomycin ,
Nystatin ,
Natamycin ,
Streptomycin ,
Polymyxin B ,
Paromomycin ,
Amphotericin B ,
Kanamycin ,
Vancomycin ,
Colistin ,
Rifaximin )
Sulfonamides Phthalylsulfathiazole , Sulfaguanidine , Succinylsulfathiazole )
other (
Miconazole ,
Broxyquinoline ,
Acetarsol ,
Nifuroxazide ,
Nifurzide )
Intestinal adsorbents
Antipropulsives (opioids )
Intestinal anti-inflammatory agents
corticosteroids acting locally (
Prednisolone ,
Hydrocortisone ,
Prednisone ,
Betamethasone ,
Tixocortol ,
Budesonide ,
Beclometasone )
antiallergic agents, excluding corticosteroidsCromoglicic acid )
aminosalicylic acid and similar agents (
Sulfasalazine ,
Mesalazine ,
Olsalazine ,
Balsalazide )
Antidiarrheal micro-organisms
Other antidiarrheals
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