# Antipropulsive

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{{short description|Antidiarrhoeal drug}}

An '''antipropulsive''' is a drug used in the treatment of [diarrhea](/source/diarrhea). It does not address the underlying cause (for example, infection or malabsorption), but it does decrease motility.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Boxtel |first=C. J. van |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Drug_Benefits_and_Risks/idbvAgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22antipropulsives%22&pg=PA786&printsec=frontcover |title=Drug Benefits and Risks: International Textbook of Clinical Pharmacology |edition=2nd |last2=Santoso |first2=Budiono |last3=Edwards |first3=I. Ralph |date=2008-08-06 |publisher=IOS Press |isbn=978-1-60750-345-3 |language=en |pages=383-384}}</ref>

Examples include [diphenoxylate](/source/diphenoxylate), [loperamide](/source/loperamide), and [eluxadoline](/source/eluxadoline).

==References==
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==See also==
* [Propulsive](/source/Propulsive)

{{Antidiarrheals, intestinal anti-inflammatory/anti-infective agents}}
{{Major Drug Groups}}

Category:Antidiarrhoeals

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