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Loparet Tablet 10's
Loparet Tablet 10's

Loparet Tablet is used to treat diarrhoea by reducing the frequency of loose stools. It is also helpful in managing diarrhoea associated with inflammatory bowel disease and in decreasing the volume of discharge from an ileostomy. By controlling bowel movements, it helps prevent dehydration and improves comfort and quality of life.

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Written By Santoshini Reddy G , M Pharmacy
Reviewed By Dr Aneela Siddabathuni , MPharma., PhD
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Side effects of Loparet Tablet
Here are the steps to cope with constipation as a side effect of medication:
  • Inform your doctor about your constipation symptoms. They may adjust your medication or advise alternative treatments.
  • Stay hydrated by drinking sufficient of water (at least 8-10 glasses a day) to help soften stool and promote bowel movements.
  • Increase fibre intake by eating foods high in fibre, such as fruits, whole grains, vegetables and legumes, to help bulk up the stool.
  • Establish a bowel routine by trying to go to the bathroom at the same time each day to train your bowels.
  • Engaging in regular exercise, like walking or yoga, can support in bowel movement stimulation.
  • Consult your doctor if constipation persists, and discuss alternative treatments or adjustments to your medication.
Overcome Medication-Induced Nausea: A 9-Step Plan
  • Inform your doctor about the nausea and discuss possible alternatives to the medication or adjustments to the dosage.
  • Divide your daily food intake into smaller, more frequent meals to reduce nausea.
  • Opt for bland, easily digestible foods like crackers, toast, plain rice, bananas, and applesauce.
  • Avoid certain foods that can trigger nausea, such as fatty, greasy, spicy, and smelly foods.
  • Drink plenty of fluids, such as water, clear broth, or electrolyte-rich beverages like coconut water or sports drinks.
  • Use ginger (tea, ale, or candies) to help relieve nausea.
  • Get adequate rest and also avoid strenuous activities that can worsen nausea.
  • Talk to your doctor about taking anti-nausea medication if your nausea is severe.
  • Record when your nausea occurs, what triggers it, and what provides relief to help you identify patterns and manage your symptoms more effectively.
Dealing with Medication-Induced Headache:
  • Hydrate your body: Drink enough water to prevent dehydration and headaches.
  • Calm Your Mind: Deep breathing and meditation can help you relax and relieve stress.
  • Rest and Recharge: Sleep for 7-8 hours to reduce headache triggers.
  • Take rest: lie down in a quiet, dark environment.
  • Cold or warm compresses can help reduce tension.
  • Stay Upright: Maintain good posture to keep symptoms from getting worse.
  • To treat headaches naturally, try acupuncture or massage therapy.
  • Over-the-counter pain relievers include acetaminophen and ibuprofen.
  • Prescription Assistance: Speak with your doctor about more substantial drug alternatives.
  • Severe Headaches: Seek emergency medical assistance for sudden, severe headaches.
  • Frequent Headaches: If you get reoccurring headaches, consult your doctor.
  • Headaches with Symptoms: Seek medical attention if your headaches include fever, disorientation, or weakness.
Here are the 7 steps to manage Dizziness caused by medication:
  • Inform your doctor about dizziness symptoms. They may adjust your medication regimen or prescribe additional medications to manage symptoms.
  • Follow your doctor's instructions for taking medication, and take it at the same time every day to minimize dizziness.
  • When standing up, do so slowly and carefully to avoid sudden dizziness.
  • Avoid making sudden movements, such as turning or bending quickly, which can exacerbate dizziness.
  • Drink plenty of water throughout the day to stay hydrated and help alleviate dizziness symptoms.
  • If you're feeling dizzy, sit or lie down and rest until the dizziness passes.
  • Track when dizziness occurs and any factors that may trigger it, and share this information with your doctor to help manage symptoms.
Here are the steps to manage Gastrointestinal Air and Swelling (GAS) caused by medication:
  • Tell your doctor about your GAS symptoms. They may change your medication regimen or prescribe additional drugs to help you manage them.
  • To manage GAS symptoms, eat a balanced diet of fibre, vegetables, and fruits.
  • Drink enough water throughout the day to avoid constipation and treat GAS symptoms.
  • Regular exercise like yoga and walking may help stimulate digestion and alleviate GAS symptoms.
  • Take probiotics only if your doctor advises, as they may help alleviate GAS symptoms by promoting gut health.
  • Take medication for GAS symptoms only if your doctor advises, as certain medications can interact with your existing prescriptions or worsen symptoms.
  • If symptoms persist, worsen, or are accompanied by severe abdominal pain, vomiting, or bleeding, seek immediate medical attention.
Here are the steps to Dry Mouth (xerostomia) caused by medication:
  • Inform your doctor about dry mouth symptoms. They may adjust your medication regimen or prescribe additional medications to manage symptoms.
  • Drink plenty of water throughout the day to help keep your mouth moist and alleviate dry mouth symptoms.
  • Chew sugar-free gum or candies to increase saliva production and keep your mouth moisturized.
  • Use saliva substitutes, such as mouthwashes or sprays, only if your doctor advises them to help moisturize your mouth and alleviate dry mouth symptoms.
  • Avoid consuming smoking, alcohol, spicy or acidic foods, and other irritants that may aggravate dry mouth symptoms.
  • Schedule regular dental check-ups to keep track of your oral health and handle any dry mouth issues as they arise.
  • Drink water or other clear fluids.
  • To prevent worsening of pain, limit intake of tea, coffee, or alcohol.
  • Include bland foods like rice, toast, crackers, and rice in your diet.
  • Avoid lying down immediately after eating as it may cause indigestion or heartburn.
  • Avoid acidic and spicy food as it may cause indigestion.

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Drug-Drug Interactions

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Drug-Drug Interactions: Taking Loparet Tablet with the following medication classes may cause adverse reactions.

  • Drugs used for fits (phenytoin, carbamazepine)
    • Potential effect: May increase dizziness, drowsiness, and serious side effects.
  • Antibiotic drugs (clarithromycin)
    • Potential effect: May cause increased risk of heart rhythm problems.
  • Antifungal drugs (ketoconazole)
    • Potential effect: May cause increased risk of heart rhythm problems.
  • Antiviral drugs (ritonavir)
    • Potential effect: May lead to serious side effects.

Drug-Food Interactions: No interactions found.

Drug-Disease Interactions: No interactions found.

LoperamideIndinavir
Severe
LoperamideGemfibrozil
Severe

Drug-Drug Interactions

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LoperamideIndinavir
Severe
How does the drug interact with Loparet Tablet:
When taken in combination indinavir may significantly raise the Loparet Tablet levels in the blood. This can increase the chance of a serious abnormal heart rhythm.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Loparet Tablet with indinavir together can result in an interaction, they can be taken if a doctor has prescribed it. However, if you experience sudden dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, breathing difficulty, or rapid heartbeat, consult the doctor immediately. Do not stop using any medications without talking to a doctor.
LoperamideGemfibrozil
Severe
How does the drug interact with Loparet Tablet:
When taken in combination Gemfibrozil may significantly raise the Loparet Tablet levels in the blood. This can increase the chance of a serious abnormal heart rhythm.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Loparet Tablet with Gemfibrozil together can result in an interaction, they can be taken if a doctor has prescribed it. However, if you experience sudden dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, breathing difficulty, or rapid heartbeat, consult the doctor immediately. Do not stop using any medications without talking to a doctor.
LoperamideMibefradil
Severe
How does the drug interact with Loparet Tablet:
Co-administration of Loparet Tablet with mibefradil may raise blood levels of Loparet Tablet, you run the risk of developing major problems including abnormal heart rhythm. Other cardiac conditions, and electrolyte imbalances, may also make you more vulnerable.

How to manage the interaction:
Although there is a possible interaction between Loparet Tablet and Mibefradil, you can take these medicines together if prescribed by your doctor. However, if you experience sudden dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, shortness of breath, or heart palpitations, consult a doctor. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
LoperamideQuinine
Severe
How does the drug interact with Loparet Tablet:
When taken in combination quinine may significantly raise the Loparet Tablet levels in the blood. This can increase the chance of a serious abnormal heart rhythm.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Loparet Tablet with quinine together can result in an interaction, they can be taken if a doctor has prescribed it. However, if you experience sudden dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, breathing difficulty, or rapid heartbeat, consult the doctor immediately. Do not stop using any medications without talking to a doctor.
LoperamideBepridil
Severe
How does the drug interact with Loparet Tablet:
Co-administration of Loparet Tablet with bepridil may raise Loparet Tablet levels in the blood significantly, this might result in side effects like abnormal heart rhythm. Additional heart conditions, and electrolyte imbalances (e.g., magnesium or potassium loss from severe or prolonged diarrhoea or vomiting) may potentially increase your susceptibility.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Loparet Tablet and Bepridil together can cause an interaction, it can be taken if your doctor has suggested it. However, if you experience sudden dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, shortness of breath, or heart palpitations, consult a doctor. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
LoperamideEsketamine
Severe
How does the drug interact with Loparet Tablet:
When esketamine and Loparet Tablet are taken together, adverse symptoms such as fatigue, disorientation, trouble focusing, and problems with thinking, judgment, response time, and motor coordination may worsen.

How to manage the interaction:
Co-administration of Loparet Tablet with Esketamine can result in an interaction, but it can be taken if your doctor has advised it. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
LoperamideAtazanavir
Severe
How does the drug interact with Loparet Tablet:
When Loparet Tablet is taken with atazanavir, it can increase the chance of a serious abnormal heart rhythm.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Loparet Tablet with atazanavir together can result in an interaction, they can be taken if a doctor has prescribed it. However, if you experience sudden dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, breathing difficulty, or rapid heartbeat, consult the doctor immediately. Do not exceed the dose and frequency or duration of use of Loparet Tablet advised by the doctor. Do not stop using any medications without talking to a doctor.
LoperamideErythromycin
Severe
How does the drug interact with Loparet Tablet:
Taking Loparet Tablet and Erythromycin may increase Loparet Tablet blood levels. This can increase the chance of a serious abnormal heart rhythm.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking erythromycin and Loparet Tablet together can result in an interaction, they can be taken together if prescribed by a doctor. However, if you experience sudden dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, breathing difficulty, or rapid heartbeat, consult the doctor immediately. Do not stop using any medications without talking to a doctor.
LoperamideAbiraterone
Severe
How does the drug interact with Loparet Tablet:
When taken in combination, abiraterone may considerably raise Loparet Tablet levels in the blood and cause irregular heart rhythm.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Loparet Tablet with abiraterone together can result in an interaction, they can be taken if a doctor has prescribed it. However, if you experience abrupt dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, shortness of breath, or heart palpitations while taking these drugs, consult the doctor. Do not discontinue any medication without consulting a doctor.
LoperamideCiclosporin
Severe
How does the drug interact with Loparet Tablet:
Co-administration of Loparet Tablet with ciclosporin can increase the chance of a serious abnormal heart rhythm. If you suffer from any cardiac conditions, or electrolyte disturbances (such as magnesium or potassium deficiency brought on by severe or prolonged diarrhea or vomiting), you may be at higher risk.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Loparet Tablet with Ciclosporin together can result in an interaction, they can be taken if a doctor has prescribed it. However, if you experience sudden dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, breathing difficulty, or rapid heartbeat, consult the doctor immediately. Do not exceed the dose and frequency or duration of use of Loparet Tablet advised by the doctor. Do not stop using any medications without talking to a doctor.

Drug-Food Interactions

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No Drug - Food interactions found in our database. Some may be unknown. Consult your doctor for what to avoid during medication.

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