Medicines containing active substance Loperamide
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 34 medicines with the active substance loperamide.
- 33 loperamide only
- 1 in combination with another substance
- 9 without a prescription (P or GSL)
- 3 prescription only (POM)
- 10 with or without a prescription, by the pack
- 4 no longer supplied or not available
Medicines containing only loperamide
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Acute Diarrhoea Relief capsules, Loperamide 2 mg capsules, Essential Waitrose & Partners Acute Diarrhoea Relief 2 mg capsules, Numark Diarrhoea Relief 2 mg capsules hard, Morrisons Acute Diarrhoea Relief 2 mg capsules SPC | With or without prescription |
| Boots Diarrhoea Relief 2 mg capsules SPC | – |
| Brown & Burk Diarrhoea Relief 2 mg capsules SPC | – |
| Care Diarrhoea Relief 2 mg orodispersible tablets SPC | – |
| Co-operative Diarrhoea Relief 2 mg capsules, Tesco Diarrhoea Relief capsules, Loperamide capsules 2 mg, Morrisons Anti-diarrhoea capsules, Numark Anti-diarrhoea capsules, Asda Anti-diarrhoea capsules, Vantage Anti-diarrhoea capsules, Diafix capsules, Spar SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Diarrhomed 2 mg capsules SPC | – |
| Galpharm Diarrhoea Relief Instants 2 mg orodispersible tablets, Boots Diarrhoea Relief Instant-melts 2 mg orodispersible tablets, Superdrug Diarrhoea Relief Instant-melts 2 mg orodispersible tablets, Sainsburys Healthcare Anti-diarrhoea Instants 2 mg orod | General sale (GSL) |
| Imodium Classic 2 mg capsules SPC | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Imodium Instant Melts SPC | – |
| Imodium Instants SPC | – |
| Imodium Original 2 mg capsules SPC | General sale (GSL) |
| Lodiarex 2 mg capsules, hard SPC | – |
| Lomodine 2 mg capsules SPC | – |
| Loperamide 2 mg capsules SPC | With or without prescription |
| Loperamide 2 mg capsules hard SPC | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Loperamide 2 mg capsules, Teva Diarrhoea Relief 2 mg capsules SPC | With or without prescription |
| Loperamide 2 mg tablets SPC | With or without prescription |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg capsule hard, Noumed Acute Diarrhoea Relief 2 mg capsules hard SPC | With or without prescription |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg capsules SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg capsules hard SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg oral Lyophilisate SPC | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg orodispersible tablets SPC | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg tablets SPC | With or without prescription |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride capsules 2 mg SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride tablets 2 mg SPC | Pharmacy medicine (P) |
| Normaloe tablets, Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg tablets SPC | With or without prescription |
| Numark Diarrhoea Relief 2 mg capsules hard, Loperamide 2 mg capsules SPC | With or without prescription |
| Tesco Healthcare Diarrhoea Relief 2 mg capsules hard, Loperamide 2 mg hard capsules SPC | With or without prescription |
| Tillomed Diarrhoea Relief 2 mg capsules SPC | With or without prescription |
| Diah-limit, Loperamide 2 mg hard capsules SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Imodium 1 mg / 5 ml oral solution no longer supplied | – |
| Imodium Ibs Relief 2 mg capsules soft no longer supplied | – |
| Loperamide 2 mg hard capsules, Diah-limit, Diarrhoea Relief capsules SPC no longer supplied | – |
Combinations with loperamide
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Loperamide + Simeticone | |
| Imodium Dual Action Relief tablets SPC | No prescription needed |
ATC groups
The ATC classification sorts medicines by the organ they act on and by their effect – the group pages list the other medicines of the group too.
- A07DA03 loperamide 32 medicines
- A07DA53 loperamide, combinations 1 medicine
Sources: the MHRA product information and the European Medicines Agency (patient leaflets and SPCs), the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority (substances, ATC codes and legal categories). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ask your doctor or pharmacist which medicine is right for you.