This medicine may make you feel dizzy, tired or sleepy. You may feel less alert, feel faint or pass out. If you’re affected do not drive or use machines. Occasionally patients with a colostomy (stoma) need a higher dose. Only take a higher dose if your doctor tells you to. Children's doses If you are constipated, or your stomach appears swollen (especially in children with severe dehydration). Now read this whole leaflet carefully before you use this medicine. Keep the leaflet: you might need it again. 1 What the medicine is for Uncommon: (affects less than 1 in 100 but 1 or more in 1,000 people) ¦ Dizziness or drowsiness. ¦ Vomiting, indigestion. ¦ Dry mouth. Rare: (affects less than 1 in 1,000 but 1 or more in 10,000 people) ¦ Tiredness.

If you have acute dysentery, the symptoms of which may include blood in your stools and a high temperature. Liquid: this comes with a measuring cup, plastic syringe or spoon to help you measure the right dose. If you do not have one, ask your pharmacist. Do not use a kitchen teaspoon as it will not give the right amount of medicine. Dosage and strength The tablets contain loperamide hydrochloride, a substance that helps reduce diarrhoea by slowing down an overactive bowel. This allows water and salts that are usually lost in diarrhoea to be absorbed by the body. Before taking this medicine However, you may need to drink more fluid than usual when you have diarrhoea as fluids may be lost in the stools (see “Other important information”).Get medical help at once Rare: (affects less than 1 in 1,000 but 1 or more in 10,000 people) ¦ Allergic reactions including unexplained wheezing, shortness of breath, passing out or swelling of face and throat. ¦ Skin rashes, which may be severe and include blistering or peeling skin. ¦ Loss of consciousness or reduced level of consciousness (passing out, feeling faint or less alert), uncoordinated movements. If you get any of these, stop using the medicine and get medical help at once. Talk to a doctor as soon as possible Your body can lose large amounts of fluids and salts when you have diarrhoea. You need to replace the fluid by drinking more liquid than usual. Ask your pharmacist about rehydration therapy to replace lost salts. The tablets contain loperamide hydrochloride, a substance that helps reduce diarrhoea by slowing down an overactive bowel. This allows water and salts that are usually lost in diarrhoea to be absorbed by the body. How to take Imodium Instant Tablets If you are breast-feeding do not take this medicine. Small amounts may get into your milk. Talk to your doctor about a suitable treatment. If you forget to take a dose, take a dose after the next loose stool (bowel movement). Do not take a double dose. 4 possible side effects

IMODIUM® Instant Melts are used to treat two types of diarrhoea. The two types have different age limits. If your doctor has prescribed loperamide for you or your child, follow their instructions about how and when to take it. How to take it IMODIUM ® contains Loperamide - an ingredient that works to gently slow the digestive system into a normal rhythm. Your body can then absorb more fluids, with less fluid in the intestines and leading to a normal stool consistency.Your doctor will adjust your dose according to your symptoms and how well loperamide is working, up to a maximum of: Adults and children of 12 years and over with short term diarrhoea: 2 tablets to start with. After that, take 1 tablet after each loose bowel movement. Do not take more than 6 tablets in any 24 hours. Don’t take for more than 48 hours. The tablets contain loperamide hydrochloride, a substance that helps reduce diarrhoea by slowing down an overactive bowel. This allows water and salts that are usually lost in diarrhoea to be absorbed by the body. The Imodium original formula has provided effective relief of diarrhea with a single dose for over 40 years. The capsule formula is simple and convenient and ideal for on the go treatment of diarrhea. Imodium Instants Absorption: Most ingested loperamide is absorbed from the gut, but as a result of significant first pass metabolism, systemic bioavailability is only approximately 0.3%.