ANTIDIARRHOEAL DRUGS
1. Nonspecific Antidiarrhoeal Drugs
a. Absorbants:
Ispaghula
Psyllium
Methylcellulose
b. Antisecretory drugs:
Sulfasalazine
Mesalazine
Olsalazine
Balsalazide
Bismuth subsalicylate
Atropine
Octreotide
Racecadotril
c. Antimotility drugs (opioids):
Codeine
Diphenoxylate-atropine
Loperamide
2. Antimicrobial drugs
Norfloxacin
Ciprofloxacin
Rifaximin
Cotrimoxazole
Ampicillin
Tetracycline
Erythromycin
Metronidazole
3. Probiotics
Lactobacillus
species
Bifidobacterium
bifidum
Streptococcus faecalis
Enterococcus species
Bacillus clausii
Saccharomyces boulardii
DRUGS FOR INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
a. 5-ASA Compounds
Sulfasalazine
Mesalazine
Balsalazide
Olsalazine
b. Glucocorticoids
Prednisolone
Hydrocortisone
c. Immunosuppressants
Azathioprine
Methotrexate
Cyclosporine
Infliximab