Generic Name: Loperamide

Brand Name: Diatabs

Strength: 2mg

Form: Capsule 2 mg (dark green opaque cap and ivory opaque body)

Classification: Ant-Motility

Manufacturer: UNILAB, Inc

Indications/Uses:

This Medicine is used for the following conditions: Control and symptomatic relief of: acute non-specific diarrhea, chronic diarrhea associated with inflammatory bowel disease.
Reduction of number and volume of discharge in patients with ileostomies and colostomies.

In addition to using loperamide for diarrhea, it is important to replace that fluid and salt loss with the use of oral rehydration solution (ORS) and/or by drinking plenty of fluids.