Racecadotril

Excerpt

One of the great advancements in medical care has been the development of oral rehydration treatment (ORT) for the management of dehydrating diarrhoea. When properly used, ORT has reduced fatalities among children with diarrhoea in developing countries. ORT remains the mainstay of therapy for infants and children in developing countries, in any patient with the dehydrating form of diarrhoea and for all elderly patients with diarrhoea. Symptomatic therapy is an important addition to ORT for the treatment of older children and adults with nondehydrating, nondysenteric (non-bloody) diarrhoea, particularly in industrialised countries where lethal effects of diarrhoea (outside the elderly or immunocompromised) are unusual. These drugs can be used to return patients sooner to work or to school and they may improve the quality of life while on business or leisure trips. …