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1. Diarrhoea

   Diarrhoea is the abnormal passing of loose or liquid stools, with increased frequency, increased volume, or both. It can be classified based on its duration into:

   efaccena - 09/02/2023 - 1:44pm

2. Antidiarrhoeal drugs

   Antidiarrhoeal drugs are classified according to their mechanism of action:

   Oral rehydration agents are used to re-balance fluid and electrolytes lost during a diarrhoeal episode. These contain defined quantities of salts and sugars to be taken with clean water.

   Antibacterial agents can be used to treat diarrhea with a confirmed bacterial cause.

   smaxwell - 10/10/2014 - 9:00am

3. Antidepressant drugs

   In patients with moderate to severe depression routine antidepressant therapy is effective (as highlighted by Cipriani et al. (2018) following meta-analysis of results from clinical trials of 21 different antidepressants)- and is recommended to be combined with psychological therapy. Drug treatment of mild depression may also be considered in patients with a history of moderate or severe depression.

   smaxwell - 10/10/2014 - 7:55pm