Select the True Statement Related to the Treatment of Diarrhea

question 10

Multiple Choice

Select the true statement related to the treatment of diarrhea with difenoxen (Motofen) .

• A) Side effects including nausea, vomiting, and hypotension are seen with larger doses, 40 to 60 mg.
• B) Difenoxen is a mu receptor agonist that stimulates mu receptors in the myenteric plexus to decrease peristalsis, constrict sphincters, and directly affect the circular smooth muscle of the bowel, prolonging gastrointestinal transit time.
• C) At therapeutic doses up to 20 mg per day, difenoxen can produce weak side effects, including euphoria.
• D) All of these are correct.

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