Lopeium is a drug that can be seen in almost every home medicine cabinet. The Swiss pharmaceutical concern "Sandoz" produces two medicinal forms of the medicine:
- capsules;
- pills.
Capsules, one half of which are green and the other gray, contain a white, fine powder. White, having a bulge on one side of the pill, is supplied with a risk. The active substance in the preparation of Lopeium is loperamide in the form of hydrochloride.
Indications for the use of the drug Lodepinum
Those who have not had to use Lopeium, information about what helps these pills, may someday be very necessary.
Lediumum tablets help with diarrhea of non-infectious nature. The main indications for the use of the drug Lopeium in the disorder of stool are as follows:
- chronic inflammatory bowel disease ( colitis , enteritis, etc.);
- food intoxication;
- changing the habitual diet and meal time;
- taking certain medications that trigger the development of diarrhea;
- diarrhea of an allergic nature;
- experienced nervous shocks;
- diarrhea with ileostomy.
Experts warn: it's dangerous to use Lopeium from diarrhea of an infectious nature! The fact that the drug, stop diarrhea, but the process of excretion of the patient's toxic substances is significantly slowed down. In this regard, with diarrhea of infectious etiology it is recommended to use antibiotics, which destroy the causative agent of the disease. Leopedium in case of infection can be used only at the stage of recovery on the prescription of a doctor.
How to take Lopeiium?
Tablets and capsules of Lopeium take orally, swallowing whole and washing down with clean water (about half a cup).
In acute diarrhea, once taken immediately 2 capsules (tablets). Then drink 1 capsule or tablet every 2-3 hours. The maximum dose of the drug is 8 capsules (tablets) per day.
Chronic diarrhea is also stopped by taking two capsules (tablets) at a time. During the day, twice more - three times take 1-2 capsules (tablets).
In the treatment of elderly patients, the dosage of the drug is calculated individually, based on the person's chronic diseases and the general condition of the body. Patients with hepatic or renal insufficiency require special control when taking Lopeium.
Pregnant women should not take medicine, especially in the first trimester. If Lediumum is appointed, then the number and frequency of its use is minimized (the daily maximum is 5 capsules or tablets). During lactation, Lediumum is prescribed only in case of acute necessity, while during the medication, the woman should stop feeding the baby. After the last pill, you must wait at least 12 hours before resuming feeding.
As a rule, the drug is taken within 1-2 days. If after the specified time there is no improvement in the patient's condition, it is necessary to consult a doctor to clarify the diagnosis. In the case where the non-infectious nature of diarrhea has been confirmed, the course of therapy can be increased to a maximum of 5 days. Bloating or constipation involves an immediate withdrawal of the medicine.
Attention! The human body with diarrhea loses a significant amount of fluid and electrolytes. To restore balance in the body using drugs that help replenish fluid and trace elements:
- Regidron ;
- Acesol;
- Mafusol;
- Hartman's solution;
- Neohemodeisis;
- Hydrovit (Hydrovit forte);
- Reosorbylact etc.