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Private Label Distributor

2 mg · Tablet

  • Available without prescription
  • Opioid Agonist
Active substance
Loperamide Hcl 2 Mg
Made by
Unifirst First Aid Corporation

Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.

At a glance

Quoted from the official label · 2025-12-01

What it is

Antidiarrheal

Used for
  • Controls the symptoms of diarrhea, including Travelers diarrhea.
How to take it

Take 2 caplets after the first loose stool followed by 1 caplet after each subsequent loose stool but no more than 4 caplets in 24 hours.

Full directions ↓
Do not take it if

If you have bloody or black stool

All warnings ↓
Good to know
  • Sold without a prescription
  • FDA enforcement reports list no ongoing recall, and none from the last two years, for this product code · checked 2026-10-02

Every line above is selected, not written, from the official label. Nothing is reworded. DailyMed

What it is for

  • Controls the symptoms of diarrhea, including Travelers diarrhea.

From the official label · 2025-12-01 · DailyMed

How it works

From the US prescribing label for the same active substance (Loperamide Hydrochloride). It describes the substance, not this exact product.

In vitro and animal studies show that loperamide hydrochloride acts by slowing intestinal motility and by affecting water and electrolyte movement through the bowel.

Loperamide binds to the opiate receptor in the gut wall.

Half-life10.8 h
Mostly cleared after≈ 2 daysfive half-lives — our arithmetic
How the body breaks it down

In vitro loperamide is metabolized mainly by cytochrome P450 (CYP450) isozymes, CYP2C8 and CYP3A4, to form- N-demethyl loperamide.

Quoted from the prescribing label, sections “Mechanism of Action” and “Pharmacokinetics”. DailyMed · 2024-04-03

Do not take it if

if you have bloody or black stool

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Do Not Use”.

How to take it

These directions are for this exact strength and form. Another one is different.

  • do not use more than directed drink plenty of clear fluids to help prevent dehydration caused by diarrhea
  • Adults and children (12 years and older):
  • Take 2 caplets after the first loose stool followed by 1 caplet after each subsequent loose stool but no more than 4 caplets in 24 hours.
  • Children under 12 years: Do not give to children under 12 years of age.

Quoted from the official label, section “Dosage & Administration”.

Ask a doctor first if

a fever mucus in stool a history of liver disease

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Ask Doctor”.

Ask a pharmacist first if

you are taking antibiotics

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Ask Doctor/Pharmacist”.

Stop and get help if

  • symptoms get worse diarrhea lasts more than 2 days
  • you get abdominal swelling or bulging. These may be signs of a serious condition.

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Stop Use”.

Other warnings

  • Allergy alert:
  • Do not use
  • if you have ever had a rash or other allergic reaction to Loperamide HCl
  • Do not use
  • Ask a doctor before use
  • if you have a fever mucus in stool a history of liver disease
  • Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use
  • if you are taking antibiotics
  • When using this product tiredness, drowsiness or dizziness may occur be careful when driving or operating machinery
  • Stop use and
  • ask a doctor
  • if symptoms get worse diarrhea lasts more than 2 days
  • tiredness, drowsiness or dizziness may occur be careful when driving or operating machinery

Quoted from the official label, section “Warnings”.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

If you are pregnant or breast feeding , ask a health professional before use.

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Pregnancy or Breast Feeding”.

Keep away from children

Keep this and all drugs out of the reach of children . In case of accidental overdose, contact a physician or Poison Control Center right away.

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Keep Out of Reach of Children”.

What kind of medicine it is

Antidiarrheal

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Purpose”.

Other ingredients

Relevant if you react to a dye, a preservative, lactose or gluten.

anhydrous lactose, croscarmellose sodium, crospovidone, D&C Yellow # 10, FD&C Blue # 1, hydrogenated vegetable oil, magnesium stearate, powdered cellulose, pregelatinized starch

Quoted from the official label, section “Inactive Ingredients”.

Questions about this product

1-800-634-7680

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Questions”.

Ingredients people check for

Lactose, gluten, dyes, sugars and other ingredients that matter with an allergy, intolerance or diet — as this product’s FDA label lists them.

  • Lactoseanhydrous lactoseMilk sugar: matters with lactose intolerance or a milk allergy.
  • Colour dyesD&C Yellow # 10; FD&C Blue # 1Some people react to dyes such as tartrazine (Yellow 5) or carmine.

Quoted from the FDA label. A label that does not name an ingredient is not a guarantee that the product is free of it, and formulations change. With an allergy, check the pack and ask a pharmacist.

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Details

Made byUnifirst First Aid Corporation
Active substanceLoperamide Hcl 2 Mg
Used inPain, sleep, mood, epilepsy and the brain
Strength2 mg
FormTablet
RouteOral
NDC47682-021

Source: NDC Directory · 2026-09-13 · not reviewed by a clinician

Source: US Food and Drug Administration, NDC Directory. Reuse terms: US government work (FDA).