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Comparison of Racecadotril (100 mg tid) and Loperamide (1-6 mg/die) in the treatment of acute diarrhea in adults
| Author, yr | Patients (n) | Study design | Time to resolution (h) | P |
| Frexinos J, 1996 | 574 | d.b. randomized | 28.9 vs 26.8 | NS |
| Vetel JM, 1999 | 147 | d.b. randomized | 14.9 vs 13.7 | NS |
| Prado D, 2002 | 945 | s.b. randomized | 55 vs 55 | NS |
| Wang HH, 2005 | 62 | s.b. randomized | 19 vs 13 | NS |
NS: Not significant.
