Taking expired IMODIUM will not make you sick although it may lose it's effectiveness as it expires.
It is safe to take IMODIUM when it's expired and no harm will come of it.
Imodium is very effective and can work in as little as 1 hour after taking it.
After you take Imodium it should begin working to stop the diarrhea within 1 hour of taking it.
Take IMODIUM straight after your first bout of diarrhea and it can relieve diarrhea in just one hour so your body can start to recover sooner.
Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of fluids and/or taking a rehydration treatment.
Imodium can make you sleepy.
Some people who take Imodium experience drowsiness as well as dizziness.
So avoid driving or doing any activities where you need to be alert until you know if the Imodium is making you dizzy or sleepy.
Expired IMODIUM does not make you sick although it can be less effective.
Expired medicines are generally safe to take although as the medicines expires it most often becomes less effective so it does not work as good as fresh non expired medicines.
You can take expired IMODIUM.
Expired IMODIUM is safe to take but to get the desired results you may need to up your dosage slightly.
I've taken expired IMODIUM before and nothing bad happened.
Imodium only comes in blister packs because people would abuse the Imodium so they only sell Imodium in blister packs in small reasonable quantities for safety.
To foster safe use of the over-the counter (OTC) anti-diarrhea drug loperamide, FDA is working with manufacturers to use blister packs or other single dose packaging and to limit the number of doses in a package.
The ingredients in IMODIUM include lactose, maize starch, purified talc and magnesium stearate, iron oxide yellow (E172), indigo carmine (E132), erythrosine (E127), titanium dioxide (E171) and gelatin.
IMODIUM also contains an active ingredient called Loperamide.
The drugs that Loperamide interact with include amiodarone, chlorpromazine, haloperidol, methadone, moxifloxacin, pentamidine, procainamide, quinidine, sotalol, thioridazine, ziprasidone as well as some others.
Loperamide 2 mg is used for treating diarrhea or runny poop.
The Loperamide helps to stop the diarrhea and runny poop when taken.