loperamide

English

Chemical structure of loperamide

Etymology

From (ch)lo(ro)- +‎ (pi)per(idine) +‎ -amide.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ləʊˈpɛ.ɹə.mʌɪd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /loʊˈpɛɹ.əˌmaɪd/

Noun

loperamide (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A synthetic antidiarrheal agent of the opiate class (trademark Imodium) that slows intestinal peristalsis and is taken orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₉H₃₃ClN₂O₂·HCl to control acute nonspecific diarrhea or chronic diarrhea associated with inflammatory bowel disease or to reduce fecal volume discharged from ileostomies.

Derived terms

• loperamide hydrochloride

References

• “loperamide”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “loperamide”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.