Imodium®

The Original Relief

IMODIUM^® caplets are easy-to-swallow and provide fast relief from diarrhea - often with just one dose.^†

Dosage for Adults and Children 12+

Take 2 caplets initially and 1 caplet every time you have a loose bowel movement, to a maximum of 8 caplets per day. Do not exceed the recommended dose. Stop use if you have a solid or hard stool or if you go for 24 hours without a bowel movement.

IMODIUM^® is not recommended for children under 12 years of age except on the advice of a doctor.

Additional Instructions:

1. When you have diarrhea you will lose a lot of fluids. Therefore drink plenty of clear fluids, water, unsweetened juices or clear soups.
2. Do not drink alcohol or milk and avoid fruit, green vegetables and spicy or fatty foods. These items tend to aggravate diarrhea.

Stop Use and talk to your doctor if:

• Diarrhea gets worse, lasts longer than 48 hours or you get any unusual symptoms;
• You have AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) or some other severe problem with your immune system and you have sudden or increasing abdominal pain, swelling or bulging.

WARNING

• If constipation and a bloated abdomen occur, stop use. If these effects are severe, talk to you doctor.
• When you have diarrhea and are taking loperamide, tiredness, dizziness, or drowsiness may occur, therefore, you should be careful when driving a car or operating machinery.

Do not use if

• There is blood or mucus in the stools or you have a high fever (39°C or 102°F).
• You have had a rash or other allergic reaction to loperamide hydrochloride.
• You are taking antibiotics, have ulcerative colitis or a history of liver disease, talk to a doctor before using this product.
• You are or you suspect you may be pregnant (especially in the first trimester) or you are nursing.

In case of accidental overdose, consult a doctor or Poison Control Centre at once.

Keep out of reach of children.

†Clinical studies indicate that diarrheal control may be achieved after the initial dose in 50% of patients.

Active Ingredient

Each caplet contains 2 mg loperamide hydrochloride

Nonmedicinal Ingredients (alphabetical)

Cellulose, colloidal silicon dioxide, D&C yellow No. 10, diabasic calcium phosphate, FD&C blue No. 1, magnesium stearate.

Storage

Store at room temperature (15-30ºC). Protect from light.