About The Medical Condition Diphenoxylate

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Diphenoxylate

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What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Diphenoxylate?

A MEPERIDINE congener used as an antidiarrheal, usually in combination with atropine. At high doses, it acts like morphine. Its unesterified metabolite difenoxin has similar properties and is used similarly. It has little or no analgesic activity.

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