Antidiarrheal compositions containing laperamide hydrochloride and a saccharide
AssigneeSS Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
InventorsToshiaki Kurazumi, Hiroyuki Mizuno, Katsumi Imamori, Akira Iwasa
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Abstract
Described herein are antidirarrheal compositions containing loperamide hydrochloride as an effective ingredient and a saccharide, for example, a monosaccharide, oligosaccharide or sugar alcohol in an amount as much as at least 3,000 times the weight of loperamide hydrochloride.
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An antidiarrheal composition, comprising loperamide hydrochloride and a saccharide selected from the group consisting of sucrose, fructose, glucose, sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol, and mixtures thereof, said saccharide being present in an amount of from 9 to about 98 wt. % of said composition and from 3,000 times to 20,000 times the weight of said loperamide hydrochloride.
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