Loperamide (brand names: Imodium A-D, Difixn) is a medicine classified as an opioid antidiarrheal. It can be used in dogs and cats to treat loose stool and diarrhea that is not linked to an infection ...

Imodium A-D (loperamide) is an over-the-counter (OTC) drug for treating diarrhea, including traveler’s diarrhea. Imodium A-D is available as a generic drug. It’s approved for use in adults and ...

Imodium usually starts easing diarrhea within an hour. The active ingredient, loperamide, reaches peak levels in about two and a half hours when taken as a liquid, and around five hours when taken as ...

Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are typically considered safe when taken at the recommended doses. But take the right amount for a little too long, and you could run into some unexpected side effects.