Imodium Instants 12S

What are Imodium Instants and what are they used for?
IMODIUM Instants is a medicine which is used to treat sudden short-lived (acute) attacks of diarrhoea in adults and children aged 12 years and over. The tablets contain loperamide hydrochloride which helps reduce diarrhoea by slowing down an overactive bowel, which helps the body to absorb water and salts from the bowel. IMODIUM Instants should be used in conjunction with oral rehydration therapy which replace fluids and salts lost during diarrhoea. You must talk to a doctor if you do not feel better or if you feel worse after 24 hours in case of acute diarrhoea.

How to use Imodium Instants:
• Adults and children aged 12 years and over: Take two tablets initially, followed by one tablet after each loose bowel movement.
• Do not take more than 5 tablets in any 24-hour period.
• If symptoms persist for more than 24 hours talk to your doctor.
• Not suitable for children under 12.

What you need to know before you take Imodium Instants:
Do not take if you:
• If you are allergic to loperamide or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6 of the patient information leaflet).
• If it is for a child under 12 years old.
• If you have severe diarrhoea after taking antibiotics.
• If you are having a flare up of an inflammatory bowel condition like ulcerative colitis.
• If you are constipated or your stomach appears swollen (particularly in children with severe dehydration).
• If you have acute dysentery, the symptoms of which may include blood in your stools and a high temperature.
• If you have had a bacterial infection of the small intestine or colon.
• If you have a blockage of the bowel, including a blockage due to paralysis of the bowel wall.
• If you have an enlargement of the colon, particularly if this enlargement is very rapid.

Warnings and Precautions:
Talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse before taking IMODIUM Instants.
• IMODIUM Instants only treats the symptoms of diarrhoea. Whenever the cause can be identified, it should be treated appropriately.
• If you have AIDS and your stomach becomes swollen, stop taking the tablets immediately and contact your doctor.
• If you suffer from liver disease.
• If your diarrhoea lasts for more than 24 hours, please consult your doctor.
• If you have severe diarrhoea as your body loses more fluid, sugars and salts than normal.
• Do not take this product for anything other than its intended use (see section 1) and never take more than the recommended amount (see section 3). Serious heart problems (symptoms of which include fast or irregular heartbeat) have been reported in patients who have taken too much loperamide, the active ingredient in IMODIUM® Instants.