Indication
A 2-day treatment should suffice.
However, in case of fever and presence of blood in the stool, it is best to defer use until the causative organism is identified.

Use
Adults
Acute diarrhea
Initial dose: 2 capsules
Subsequent doses: 1 capsule after each subsequent liquid defecation
Maximum dose: 8 capsules per day
Chronic diarrhea and anal incontinence
Initial dose: 2 capsules per day
Maintenance dose: 1 to 6 capsules per day, in order to obtain 1 to 2 molded stool (s) per day
Maximum dose: 8 capsules per day

Children from 6 to 18 years old

Acute diarrhea
Initial dose: 1 capsule
Subsequent doses: 1 capsule after each subsequent liquid defecation
Maximum dose: 3 capsules per 20 kg of body weight per day and max 8 capsules per day
Chronic diarrhea and anal incontinence
Initial dose: 1 capsule per day
Maintenance dose: 1 to 6 capsules per day, in order to obtain 1 to 2 molded stools per day
Maximum dose: 3 capsules per 20 kg of body weight per day and max 8 capsules per day

Composition

What Loperamide EG contains

The active substance is loperamide hydrochloride, 2 mg per capsule.
The other ingredients are: Lactose –Corn starch –Talc –Magnesium stearate – Capsule: Gelatin –Patent blue (E131) –Yellow-orangeS (E110) –Titanium dioxide –Erythrosine (E127) –Indigo carmine (E132) .