The things you learn: loperamide

[pne]

Loperamid, a medical substance used in Germany to treat diarrhoea, is an opioid. Whee! (But one that acts only in the intestines, which also have the appropriate receptors, and not in the brain.)

Comments

[karen2205]

It's the same stuff that's used in the UK - except it's called 'loperamide hydrochloride'. It's not recommended for kids under 4, and (in the UK) can't be sold to the public for kids under 12.

[darth-spacey.livejournal.com]

Loperamide is available in the USA under the brand name Immodium.

Imodium

[pne.livejournal.com]

Ah, is that what's in it? I've heard of the brand Imodium in Germany as well.