Comparing Anti-Diarrheal vs Octreotide
Anti-Diarrheal | Octreotide |
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Anti-Diarrheal (loperamide) | Octreotide |
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Prescription and OTC
Prescribed for Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Diarrhea - Chronic, Traveler's Diarrhea, Diarrhea - Acute, Diarrhea. Anti-Diarrheal may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Carcinoid Tumor, Diarrhea, Acromegaly, Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Tumor, Diabetes - Type 1, Dumping Syndrome, Gastrinoma, Glucagonoma, Insulinoma, Pituitary Adenoma, Postural... View more |
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More about (loperamide) | More about Octreotide | ||||||||
Ratings & Reviews | |||||||||
Anti-Diarrheal has an average rating of 7.5 out of 10 from a total of 4 ratings on Drugs.com. 25% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 0% reported a negative effect. |
Octreotide has an average rating of 7.6 out of 10 from a total of 17 ratings on Drugs.com. 69% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 8% reported a negative effect. |
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Side Effects | |||||||||
See also: Anti-Diarrheal side effects in more detail. |
See also: octreotide side effects in more detail. |
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Generic Availability | |||||||||
N/A |
Lower cost generic |
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Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||
We could not find an exact match for this medicine. Try searching the Price Guide directly. |
View all octreotide prices |
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Dosage Forms Available | |||||||||
N/A |
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Brand Names | |||||||||
Other loperamide brands include: A-D Anti-Diarrheal, Diamode, Diar-Aid, Imodium, Imodium A-D, Kaopectate II, Neo-Diaral, Up and Up Anti-Diarrheal Solution | Bynfezia Pen, Mycapssa, Sandostatin, Sandostatin LAR Depot | ||||||||
Half Life The half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||
10.8 hours |
1.5 hours |
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CSA Schedule ** View glossary of terms | |||||||||
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Pregnancy Category | |||||||||
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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Drug Interactions | |||||||||
A total of 346 drugs are known to interact with Anti-Diarrheal:
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A total of 156 drugs are known to interact with octreotide:
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Disease Interactions | |||||||||
First Approval Date | |||||||||
N/A |
June 26, 2020 |
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WADA Class View World Anti-Doping Agency classifications. | |||||||||
N/A |
N/A |
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More Information | |||||||||
Patient resources | |||||||||
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Professional Resources | |||||||||
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** The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
Further information
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