Loperamide Hydrochloride and Oxcarbazepine Tablets

• Generic Name: loperamide
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Diamode, Imodium A-D, Imodium A-D EZ Chews, Imodium A-D New Formula, Imodium, Maalox Anti-Diarrheal, Pepto Diarrhea Control, Imotil, Kao-Paverin, Kaopectate 1-D, Diar-Aid, Anti-Diarrheal [OTC]

Control and symptomatic relief of acute, nonspecific diarrhea.

Control and symptomatic relief of chronic diarrhea associated with inflammatory bowel disease. Also has been effective in controlling chronic functional (idiopathic) diarrhea and chronic diarrhea caused by bowel resection or organic lesions.

Self-medication for symptomatic control of diarrhea, including travelers’ diarrhea.

Self-medication (in fixed combination with simethicone) for symptomatic control of diarrhea and symptomatic control of gas (gastric bloating, pressure, cramps).

Antiperistaltics (e.g., loperamide, diphenoxylate) used for symptomatic treatment of mild or uncomplicated travelers’ diarrhea, including that occurring in adult travelers with HIV infection. Short-term (1–3 days) empiric treatment with an appropriate anti-infective recommended if travelers’ diarrhea is moderate to severe, associated with fever or bloody stools, or extremely disruptive to travel plans; adjunctive use of antiperistaltics during first few days may shorten duration of illness or reduce frequency of bowel movements and allow traveler to continue with travel plans while waiting for beneficial effects of the anti-infective. Antiperistaltics not usually recommended in travelers with high fever or bloody diarrhea or in young children. (See Cautions.)

Reduction of discharge volume from ileostomies.

• Generic Name: oxcarbazepine
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Oxtellar XR, Trileptal

• It is used to help control certain kinds of seizures.
• It may be given to you for other reasons. Talk with the doctor.