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Medication

Loperamide

Antidiarrheal (opioid receptor agonist, gut-selective)

Brand names: Imodium

Oral health effects

  • Dry mouth (mild)

    Occasional mild xerostomia; minimal systemic opioid effect at normal doses.

    Clinical management: Hydration.

Sources

  1. A Guide to Medications Inducing Salivary Gland Dysfunction, Xerostomia, and Subjective Sialorrhea: A Systematic Review Sponsored by the World Workshop on Oral Medicine VI. Wolff A, Joshi RK, Ekström J, et al. Drugs in R&D, 2017.