What is Imodium Instants tablets for?
IMODIUM® Instants are the fastest dissolving tablets for on-the-go diarrhoea relief.
They’re specially designed to give quick relief in under one hour, when you’re on the go, as they dissolve instantly on your tongue, so you don’t need to take them with water.
How should you use Imodium Instants?
Adults and children aged 12 and over
Initial: 2 tablets
Then: 1 tablet after each episode of diarrhoea
- Don’t take more than 6 tablets in any 24-hour period
- Do not take for attacks lasting longer than 48 hours
- Replace lost fluid by drinking more liquid than usual.
- Not for children aged under 12.
- If it is for a child aged under 12 (or under 18 for an IBS patient).
- If you have severe diarrhoea after taking antibiotics.
- If you are having a flare-up of an inflammatory bowel condition like ulcerative colitis.
- If you are constipated, or your stomach appears swollen (especially in children with severe dehydration).
- If you have acute dysentery, the symptoms of which may include blood in your stools and a high temperature. If any of these applies to you, talk to a doctor or pharmacist and do not take IMODIUM® .
- If you have ever had a bad reaction to any of the ingredients.
Please consult the product information leaflet for the full list of warnings and precautions before taking this medication
The active ingredient in IMODIUM® Instants is: Loperamide hydrochloride 2 mg per tablet. Other ingredients are: Gelatin, mannitol, aspartame, mint flavour and sodium hydrogen carbonate.