Imodium
E262875
Imodium is an over-the-counter antidiarrheal medication commonly used to relieve acute and chronic diarrhea by slowing intestinal movement.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| loperamide | 2 |
| Imodium canonical | 1 |
| loperamide hydrochloride | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2403675 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Imodium Context triple: [Kenvue, ownsBrand, Imodium]
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A.
Anpezan
Anpezan is a regional dialect of the Ladin language spoken in parts of the Dolomite area of northern Italy.
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B.
Tylenol
Tylenol is a widely used over-the-counter pain reliever and fever reducer whose active ingredient is acetaminophen (paracetamol).
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C.
Pedialyte
Pedialyte is an oral rehydration solution commonly used to prevent or treat dehydration, especially in children, by replacing fluids and electrolytes lost due to diarrhea, vomiting, or excessive sweating.
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D.
Lamotrek
Lamotrek is a small atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia known for its traditional seafaring culture and navigational expertise.
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E.
Vumerity
Vumerity is an oral prescription medication used to treat relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis in adults.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Imodium Target entity description: Imodium is an over-the-counter antidiarrheal medication commonly used to relieve acute and chronic diarrhea by slowing intestinal movement.
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A.
Anpezan
Anpezan is a regional dialect of the Ladin language spoken in parts of the Dolomite area of northern Italy.
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B.
Tylenol
Tylenol is a widely used over-the-counter pain reliever and fever reducer whose active ingredient is acetaminophen (paracetamol).
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C.
Pedialyte
Pedialyte is an oral rehydration solution commonly used to prevent or treat dehydration, especially in children, by replacing fluids and electrolytes lost due to diarrhea, vomiting, or excessive sweating.
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D.
Lamotrek
Lamotrek is a small atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia known for its traditional seafaring culture and navigational expertise.
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E.
Vumerity
Vumerity is an oral prescription medication used to treat relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis in adults.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antidiarrheal medication
ⓘ
brand name drug ⓘ over-the-counter medicine ⓘ |
| actsOn | mu-opioid receptors in the intestinal wall ⓘ |
| belongsToDrugClass |
antidiarrheals
ⓘ
peripheral opioid receptor agonists ⓘ |
| commonSideEffect |
abdominal cramps
ⓘ
constipation ⓘ dizziness ⓘ nausea ⓘ |
| containsChemicalCompound |
loperamide hydrochloride
ⓘ
linked to:
Imodium
|
| contraindication |
acute dysentery with blood in stools and high fever
ⓘ
bacterial enterocolitis caused by invasive organisms ⓘ pseudomembranous colitis associated with antibiotic use ⓘ |
| hasActiveIngredient | loperamide ⓘ |
| hasGenericEquivalent |
loperamide
ⓘ
linked to:
Imodium
|
| hasMechanismOfAction |
reduces peristalsis in the gut
ⓘ
slows intestinal motility ⓘ |
| isAvailableAs |
chewable tablet
ⓘ
oral capsule ⓘ oral liquid ⓘ oral tablet ⓘ |
| isAvailableOverTheCounterIn |
Canada
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
many countries worldwide ⓘ |
| isBrandNameOf | loperamide ⓘ |
| isListedAs | over-the-counter antidiarrheal in many drug formularies ⓘ |
| isManufacturedBy | Johnson & Johnson ⓘ |
| isMarketedBy | Johnson & Johnson ⓘ |
| isTakenWith | water ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
improvement of stool consistency
ⓘ
reduction of stool frequency ⓘ symptomatic relief of diarrhea ⓘ |
| onsetOfAction | within 1 hour ⓘ |
| packagingForm |
blister packs
ⓘ
bottles ⓘ |
| regulatoryStatus | nonprescription drug in many countries ⓘ |
| routeOfAdministration | oral ⓘ |
| shouldBeUsedWithCautionIn | patients with liver impairment ⓘ |
| shouldNotBeUsedIn | children under 2 years of age ⓘ |
| treats |
acute diarrhea
ⓘ
chronic diarrhea ⓘ traveler's diarrhea ⓘ |
| typicalAdultUse | short-term treatment of acute diarrhea ⓘ |
| warning |
risk of serious heart problems at high doses
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should not be used as a substitute for rehydration therapy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Imodium Description of subject: Imodium is an over-the-counter antidiarrheal medication commonly used to relieve acute and chronic diarrhea by slowing intestinal movement.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Imodium
linked to: Imodium
linked to: Imodium