Method for treating gastrointestinal distress
DCFirst Claim
1. A method for treating a human suffering from an intestinal disorder characterized by the symptoms of diarrhea and flatulence or gas comprising administering to said human in a combined pharmaceutical composition, an effective amount of an antidiarrheal compound selected from the group consisting of loperamide, bismuth subsalicyclate, diphenoxylate, polycarbophil, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and mixtures thereof;
- and an antiflatulent effective amount of simethicone.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for treating gastrointestinal distress comprising an effective amount of an antidiarrheal composition, e.g. loperamide, and an antiflatulent effective amount of simethicone and methods of treating gastrointestinal distress comprising administering such pharmaceutical compositions.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for treating a human suffering from an intestinal disorder characterized by the symptoms of diarrhea and flatulence or gas comprising administering to said human in a combined pharmaceutical composition, an effective amount of an antidiarrheal compound selected from the group consisting of loperamide, bismuth subsalicyclate, diphenoxylate, polycarbophil, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and mixtures thereof;
- and an antiflatulent effective amount of simethicone.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for treating a human suffering from an intestinal disorder characterized by diarrhea and flatulence and or gas comprising administering to said human in a combined pharmaceutical composition, 4 mg of loperamide and an antiflatulent effective amount of simethicone;
- thereafter administering to said human in a combined pharmaceutical composition, 2 mg of loperamide and an antiflatulent effective amount of simethicone until the diarrhea is controlled.
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