Anti-Secretory Drug in Treatment of Acute Watery Diarrhea

Summary

In conclusion, racecadotril is an anti-secretory drug that exerts its antidiarrheal effect by inhibiting intestinal enkephalinase. It is effective in reducing the volume and frequency of stool output. racecadotril is well tolerated and safe by providing symptomatic relief and reducing the severity of diarrhea as an adjuvant therapy during the acute attack of gastroenteritis. It is recommended that the new generations of already discovered drugs for control of secretory diarrhea should be studied to discover the ones with fewer side effects to other systems in the body.

Timeline

Start

2018-06-01

Primary completion

2018-07-31

Completion

2018-08-31

Drugs

Indications