Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg Capsule, Liquid Filled
🆔 Identity & classification
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🏷️ RxNorm drug class
This medicine belongs to the Opioid Agonist class.
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🩺 Clinical
Nonprescription (over-the-counter) loperamide is used to control acute diarrhea (loose stools that come on suddenly and usually lasts less than 2 weeks), including travelers' diarrhea. Prescription loperamide is also used to control acute diarrhea and also ongoing diarrhea associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD; condition in which the lining of all or part of the intestine is swollen, irritated, or has sores). Prescription loperamide is also used to reduce the amount of fluid in people with ileostomies (surgery to create an opening for waste to leave the body through the abdomen). Lop...
Read the full MedlinePlus article ↗- Loperamide works by binding to the same type of receptors in your gut that opioids do, but it stays mostly in the intestines and very little gets into your bloodstream at the recom...
- What exactly does loperamide do — and is it like taking an opioid?
- For acute diarrhea, stop and call your doctor if symptoms don't improve within 2 days, or if they get worse. You should also stop right away if you develop bloating or a swollen be...
- How long can I take loperamide before I should see a doctor?
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Butylated hydroxyanisole is a synthetic preservative that prevents oils and fats in medicines from spoiling or becoming rancid. It keeps the medicine stable and extends its shelf life.
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FD&C Blue No. 1 is a synthetic blue dye approved for use in foods and medicines. It serves as a colorant to give the medication its distinctive appearance and help with product identification.
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Gelatin is a protein derived from animal collagen, commonly used in medicines as a gelling agent and capsule material. It helps create soft or hard capsule shells that hold and release medication, and can also thicken liquid formulations.
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Glycerin is a clear, thick liquid derived from plant oils or fats. It acts as a humectant to retain moisture, a sweetener, and a solvent in medications.
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A waxy liquid derived from vegetable oil and fatty acids. It works as an emulsifier and solubilizer to help blend oil and water-based ingredients together and improve how the medicine dissolves and is absorbed in the body.
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A synthetic oily substance made from castor oil. It works as a solubilizer and emulsifier to help mix oily and water-based ingredients together in the medicine.
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Propylene glycol is a clear liquid derived from petroleum or vegetable sources. It acts as a solvent, humectant, and preservative in medicines, helping dissolve active ingredients and maintain product stability.
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Shellac is a natural resin secreted by the lac beetle. It's used as a coating on tablets and capsules to control how quickly the medicine dissolves and to improve appearance and stability.
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A detergent and foaming agent derived from coconut or palm oil. In medications, it helps break down and mix oil and water-based ingredients, aids in tablet disintegration, and improves how the drug dissolves and spreads in the mouth or digestive system.
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Titanium dioxide is a bright white mineral powder commonly used as a colorant and opacifying agent. It makes pills and tablets white or lighter in color and helps make coatings non-transparent.
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💲 Pricing
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| Price system | Per mL | Per package |
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| Retail pharmacies payNADAC · weekly | Not in the retail survey — common for institutional, discontinued, or low-volume packs. | |
| Medicaid paysCMS SDUD · 12 mo | No recent Medicaid claims on file for this NDC — rare and low-volume NDCs are suppressed in the public data. | |
| Medicare drug plans payPart D · Q2 2026 | $0.2376 | — |
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🔁 Therapeutic equivalents
| Product | Labeler | Pack | NADAC/unit | TE | Status | Price vs. this |
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| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 00093-0311-01 | Teva | 100 capsules | $0.056 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 00378-2100-01 | Mylan | 100 capsules | $0.056 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 00904-7472-61 | Major | 100 capsules | $0.056 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 42799-0605-01 | Edenbridge | 100 capsules | $0.056 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 50268-0482-15 | AvPAK | 50 capsules | $0.056 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 51079-0690-20 | Mylan | 100 capsules | $0.056 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 59651-0691-01 | Aurobindo | 100 capsules | $0.056 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 60687-0229-01 | American | 100 capsules | $0.056 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 69452-0271-20 | Bionpharma | 100 capsules | $0.056 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Loperamide hydrochloride 2 mg 72578-0138-01 | Viona | 100 capsules | $0.056 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 72603-0328-01 | NorthStar | 100 capsules | $0.056 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Anti-Diarrheal 2 mg 46122-0581-62 | AMERISOURCE | 12 capsules | $0.136 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Anti-Diarrheal 2 mg 70000-0461-01 | CARDINAL | 12 capsules | $0.136 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Anti-Diarrheal 2 mg 70677-1062-01 | STRATEGIC | 12 capsules | $0.136 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Anti-Diarrheal 2 mg 83324-0208-12 | CHAIN | 12 capsules | $0.136 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Anti-Diarrheal 2 mg 83324-0209-24 | CHAIN | 12 capsules | $0.136 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Anti-Diarrheal 2 mg 63868-0876-12 | CHAIN | 12 capsules | $0.140 | — | FDA listed | — |
| Anti-Diarrheal 2 mg 62011-0390-01 | Strategic | 12 capsules | $0.150 | — | FDA listed | — |
| Anti-Diarrheal 2 mg 00363-1176-08 | WALGREENS | 12 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 00615-8497-39 | NCS | 30 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Anti-Diarrheal 2 mg 11673-0177-12 | TARGET | 12 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Anti-Diarrheal 2 mg 11822-7834-02 | Rite | 12 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| anti-diarrheal 2 mg 21130-0835-12 | Albertsons | 12 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Anti-Diarrheal 2 mg 30142-0159-08 | KROGER | 12 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Anti-Diarrheal 2 mg 36800-0208-12 | TOP | 12 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Anti-Diarrheal 2 mg 37808-0988-12 | HEB | 12 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| anti-diarrheal 2 mg 41250-0210-08 | MEIJER | 12 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| First Aid Direct Anti-Diarrheal 2 mg 42961-0103-02 | Cintas | 12 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 43063-0020-12 | PD-Rx | 12 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mgthis 43598-0770-24 | Dr. | 12 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 48433-0063-20 | Safecor | 100 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Anti-Diarrheal 2 mg 49035-0483-12 | Wal-Mart | 12 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 50090-0460-00 | A-S | 15 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 50090-7398-00 | A-S | 15 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Imodium A-D 2 mg 50580-0367-01 | Kenvue | 12 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 51407-0999-01 | Golden | 100 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Anti-Diarrheal 2 mg 53943-0176-12 | DISCOUNT | 12 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 55154-4699-00 | Cardinal | 10 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 55154-5585-00 | Cardinal | 10 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 55289-0315-06 | PD-Rx | 6 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Anti-Diarrheal 2 mg 55910-0176-08 | DOLGENCORP, | 12 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| anti-diarrheal 2 mg 56062-0680-12 | PUBLIX | 12 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 58602-0727-74 | Aurohealth | 6 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 60468-0005-01 | allphamed | 100 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 63629-8747-01 | Bryant | 100 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| anti-diarrheal 2 mg 63941-0684-12 | VALU | 12 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 66267-0132-12 | NuCare | 12 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 67046-1676-03 | Coupler | 30 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 67296-2172-01 | Redpharm | 15 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Anti-Diarrheal 2 mg 68016-0058-12 | Premier | 12 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 68071-2257-06 | NuCare | 6 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 68071-2700-01 | NuCare | 12 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 68071-3618-01 | NuCare | 12 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| anti-diarrheal 2 mg 69452-0176-12 | Bionpharma | 24 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| anti-diarrheal 2 mg 69452-0266-12 | Bionpharma | 12 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Anti-Diarrheal 2 mg 69842-0061-12 | CVS | 12 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 70518-4283-00 | REMEDYREPACK | 30 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide hydrochloride 2 mg 70771-1769-01 | Zydus | 100 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 71335-1921-00 | Bryant | 50 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 71335-2061-00 | Bryant | 50 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 71335-2111-00 | Bryant | 50 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 71335-2487-00 | Bryant | 50 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 71335-2571-00 | Bryant | 50 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 71610-0648-53 | Aphena | 60 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 71610-0781-53 | Aphena | 60 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 71610-0950-30 | Aphena | 30 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 71610-0973-53 | Aphena | 60 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| anti-diarrheal 2 mg 72288-0313-12 | Amazon.com | 12 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 72888-0130-00 | Advagen | 1000 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| WELMATE Anti Diarrheal Loperamide HCl Softgels 2 mg 73581-0102-24 | YYBA | 24 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 75907-0097-12 | Dr. | 12 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Anti-Diarrheal 2 mg 80136-0851-42 | Northeast | 12 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 55154-0277-00 | Cardinal | 10 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 59556-0959-05 | Strides | 12 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg 73581-0177-02 | YYBA | 12 capsules | — | — | FDA listed | — |
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| Package NDC | Description | Marketing start | Status |
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| 43598-0770-24 You're viewing this | 2 BLISTER PACK in 1 CARTON (43598-770-24) / 12 CAPSULE, LIQUID FILLED in 1 BLISTER PACK | 2023-08-01 | Active |
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📄 FDA label — Drug Facts FDA SPL
🎯 Indications and Usage ▾
Use controls symptoms of diarrhea, including Travelers' Diarrhea
⏱️ Dosage and Administration ▾
Directions drink plenty of clear fluids to help prevent dehydration caused by diarrhea. not for use in children under 12 years of age adults and children 12 years and over: 2 softgels after the first loose stool; 1 softgel after each subsequent loose stool; but no more than 4 softgels in 24 hours
⚠️ Warnings ▾
Warnings Allergy alert: Do not use if you have ever had a rash or other allergic reaction to loperamide HCl Heart alert: Taking more than directed can cause serious heart problems or death
🧪 Active Ingredient ▾
Active Ingredient (in each capsule) Loperamide Hydrochloride USP, 2 mg
🧪 Inactive Ingredients ▾
Inactive ingredients butylated hydroxyanisole, FD&C Blue #1, gelatin, glycerol, glyceryl mono caprylo caprate, polyoxyl 40 hydrogenated castor oil, purified water, printing ink white-edible oil – dewaxed bleached shellac resins, propylene glycol, sodium lauryl sulphate, titanium dioxide.
🎯 Purpose ▾
Purpose Anti-diarrheal