A Patient Asks the Nurse About Using Loperamide (Imodium) to Treat

A patient asks the nurse about using loperamide (Imodium) to treat infectious diarrhea. Which response will the nurse give?

A) "Loperamide results in many central nervous system (CNS) side effects."
B) "Loperamide has no effect on infectious diarrhea."
C) "Loperamide is taken once daily."
D) "Loperamide can be used to treat diarrheal symptoms but may also slow the exit of the infectious organisms from the GI tract."

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