Loperamide for acute diarrhoea in infancy (a clinical experience)
| Main Authors: | Soeparto, Pitono, Djupri, Liek, Soeparto, Hardjono, Noerasid, Haroen |
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| Format: | Article info application/pdf eArticle |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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Indonesian Pediatric Society
, 1981
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https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/1168 https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/1168/972 |
Daftar Isi:
- A total of 94 infants aged below 3 years with acute maetry diarrhoea underwent treatment with loperamide (Normotil, Pharos Indonesia). They were arbitarily divided into group I (46 patients) receiving loperamide and group II (48 patients) receiving loperamide & antibiotics in addition to oral glucose-electrolyte solution. Stools became normal within 3 days in 69.6% of patients in group I and 86% in group 11, and within 7 days in 87% of patients in group 1 and 95.4% in group Il. In 5 patients, diarrhoea worsened within 24 hours, necessitating the administration of i.v.f.d. There were no side-effects encountered during the treatment of loperamide.