n :  a synthetic antidiarrheal agent C₂₉H₃₃ClN₂O₂ that slows intestinal peristalsis and is administered in the form of its hydrochloride to control acute nonspecific diarrhea or chronic diarrhea associated with inflammatory bowel disease or to reduce fecal volume discharged from ileostomies - see IMODIUM  .
 
 
 
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