After teaching a group of students about irritable bowel syndrome and antidiarrheal agents, the instructor determines that the teaching was effective when the students identify which of the following as an example of an opiate-related antidiarrheal
agent? A) Loperamide (Imodium)
B) Bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol)
C) Kaolin and pectin (Kaopectate)
D) Bisacodyl (Dulcolax)
A
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Loperamide (Imodium) and diphenoxylate with atropine sulfate (Lomotil) are examples of opiate-related antidiarrheal agents. Bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol) and kaolin and pectin (Kaopectate) are examples of absorbent antidiarrheal agents. Bisacodyl (Dulcolax) is a chemical stimulant laxative.
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