Absorption: Well absorbed from the GI tract.
Distribution: Enters breast milk.
Half-Life: Diphenoxylate: 2.5 hr; difenoxin: 4.5 hr.
(antidiarrheal action)
ROUTE | ONSET | PEAK | DURATION |
---|---|---|---|
DifenoxinPO | 4560 min | 2 hr | 34 hr |
DiphenoxylatePO | 4560 min | 2 hr | 34 hr |
Contraindicated in:
Escherichia coli
,Salmonella
, orShigella
);Clostridioides difficile
-associated diarrhea (CDAD);Use Cautiously in:
Drug-drug:
Drug-Natural Products:
Difenoxin/Atropine
Diphenoxylate/Atropine
Difenoxin/Atropine
Diphenoxylate/Atropine
Lab Test Considerations:
Schedule V (C-V)diphenoxylate/atropine
Schedule IV (C-IV)difenoxin/atropine
NDC Code