difenoxin

ATC code
A07DA04
Therapeutic class
Opioid antidiarrheal with atropine
Forms
Oral tablets
Overall confidence
high

Regulatory sources consulted

Approved indications

Contraindications

Absolute

  • Diarrhea associated with organisms that invade the intestinal mucosa or pseudomembranous colitis; children under 2 years; hypersensitivity to difenoxin or atropine; and jaundice.

Clinical warnings

Drug interactions

Adverse events

Common (≥1%)

Nausea · vomiting · dry mouth · dizziness · drowsiness · headache

Rare but serious

Respiratory depression · coma · toxic megacolon · paralytic ileus · anaphylaxis