Table 5. The ideal antidiarrheal drug.
| Reduces fecal losses |
| Prevents dehydration |
| Effective independent of pathogen |
| Antimicrobial effect |
| One single dose to take orally |
| No side effect |
| Widely available |
| Low cost |
| Palatable |
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