Medications for Diarrhea

These are drugs that have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), meaning they have been determined to be safe and effective for use in Diarrhea.

Found 13 Approved Drugs for Diarrhea

Trimethoprim

Brand Names
Sulfamethox-TMP, Sulfatrim, Sulfamethoxazole, Bactrim, Sulfameth

Trimethoprim

Brand Names
Sulfamethox-TMP, Sulfatrim, Sulfamethoxazole, Bactrim, Sulfameth
Urinary Tract Infections Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim Injection is indicated in the treatment of severe or complicated urinary tract infections in adults and pediatric patients two months of age and older due to susceptible strains of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella species, Enterobacter species, Morganella morganii, Proteus mirabilis and Proteus vulgaris when oral administration of Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim Injection is not feasible and when the organism is not susceptible to single-agent antibacterials effective in the urinary tract. To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim Injection and other antibacterial drugs, Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim Injection should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by susceptible bacteria. When culture and susceptibility information are available, they should be considered in selecting or modifying antibacterial therapy. In the absence of such data, local epidemiology and susceptibility patterns may contribute to empiric selection of therapy. Although appropriate culture and susceptibility studies should be performed, therapy may be started while awaiting the results of these studies. Shigellosis Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim Injection is indicated in the treatment of enteritis caused by susceptible strains of Shigella flexneri and Shigella sonnei in adults and pediatric patients two months of age and older. Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim Injection is a combination of sulfamethoxazole, a sulfonamide antimicrobial, and trimethoprim, a dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor antibacterial, indicated in adults and pediatric patients two months of age and older for treatment of infections caused by designated, susceptible bacteria. Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia. Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim Injection is indicated in the treatment of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in adults and pediatric patients two months of age and older.

Octreotide Acetate

Brand Names
Sandostatin, Octreotide, Bynfezia

Octreotide Acetate

Brand Names
Sandostatin, Octreotide, Bynfezia
Sandostatin Injection is a somatostatin analogue indicated: Acromegaly : To reduce blood levels of growth hormone (GH) and insulin growth factor-1 (IGF-1; somatomedin C) in acromegaly patients who have had inadequate response to or cannot be treated with surgical resection, pituitary irradiation, and bromocriptine mesylate at maximally tolerated doses.

Clindamycin

Brand Names
ClindaCare, Cleocin, Xaciato, Neuac, Clindacin ETZ, Tretinion, Clindesse, Clindacin, Tretinoin, Clindamycin Phoaphate, Atralin, Benzaclin, Twyneo, Altreno, ZIANA, Tri-Luma, Vesanoid, Retin-A, Clindagel, Acanya, Onexton, Renova

Clindamycin

Brand Names
ClindaCare, Cleocin, Xaciato, Neuac, Clindacin ETZ, Tretinion, Clindesse, Clindacin, Tretinoin, Clindamycin Phoaphate, Atralin, Benzaclin, Twyneo, Altreno, ZIANA, Tri-Luma, Vesanoid, Retin-A, Clindagel, Acanya, Onexton, Renova
TWYNEO is indicated for the topical treatment of acne vulgaris in adults and pediatric patients 9 years of age and older. TWYNEO is a combination tretinoin, a retinoid, and benzoyl peroxide indicated for the topical treatment of acne vulgaris in adults and pediatric patients 9 years of age and older. ( 1 )

Xifaxan

Generic Name
Rifaximin

Xifaxan

Generic Name
Rifaximin
To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of XIFAXAN and other antibacterial drugs, XIFAXAN when used to treat infection should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by susceptible bacteria. When culture and susceptibility information are available, they should be considered in selecting or modifying antibacterial therapy. In the absence of such data, local epidemiology and susceptibility patterns may contribute to the empiric selection of therapy. XIFAXAN is a rifamycin antibacterial indicated for: Treatment of travelers’ diarrhea (TD) caused by noninvasive strains of Escherichia coli in adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older.

Nitazoxanide

Generic Name
Nitazoxanide

Nitazoxanide

Generic Name
Nitazoxanide
Diarrhea caused by Giardia lamblia or Cryptosporidium parvum: Nitazoxanide tablets (patients 12 years and older) are indicated for the treatment of diarrhea caused by Giardia lamblia or Cryptosporidium parvum. Limitations of Use Nitazoxanide tablets have not been shown to be effective for the treatment of diarrhea caused by Cryptosporidium parvum in HIV-infected or immunodeficient patients [see Clinical Studies (1.
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