Antidiarrheals
| Definition: |
Miscellaneous agents found useful in the symptomatic treatment of diarrhea. They have no effect on the agent(s) that cause diarrhea, but merely alleviate the condition. |
| Notes: |
consider also DIARRHEA /drug ther |
| Also Called: |
Antiperistaltic Agents |
| Previously Indexed: |
Gastrointestinal Agents (1967-1974) |
Antidiarrheals Definitions and Terms
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