Source Antidiarrheals (CEDs000259)

Source ID	CEDs000259
Name	Antidiarrheals
Sector	Healthcare, pharmaceuticals & veterinary products
Description	Antidiarrheals are medications used to alleviate the symptoms of diarrhea by slowing intestinal motility and increasing stool consistency. Common active ingredients include loperamide and bismuth subsalicylate. While these substances are effective for treating gastrointestinal disturbances, their manufacturing, usage, and disposal can lead to synthetic chemical contamination in water systems. Residual amounts may enter the environment through wastewater from healthcare facilities, improper disposal of pharmaceuticals, or runoff from agricultural practices involving veterinary applications. Such contamination raises concerns about the potential impact on aquatic ecosystems and human health due to the presence of active pharmaceutical ingredients in water supplies.

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SynCED ID ▼	Name ⇅ CAS Number	Formula Monoisotopic Mass ⇅ Avg Mass ⇅	Structure	Sources
CED0014438	Crofelemer CAS148465-45-6	C₆₃H₉₈N₁₈O₁₃S monoisotopic mass1346.728 Average mass1347.650		Acaricides Adjustable Resistors Aftershave Aftersun Products Agglomerated Sugar Products Airplanes And Helicopters Amplifiers Antennas Anthraquinone Dyes Anti Perspirants Or Body Deoderants Antidiarrheals Apparel Auxiliary Devices Ballast water Bilge water Blackboards Bleaching Agents Body Washing Or Cleaning Implements Bookbinding Bovine Milk Brushes Ceilings Cement Particles Cement Paste Cements Ceramics Chemical Igniters Chemosterilants Cigar Cigarettes Clay Wares Coating Compositions Coloured Pencils Communication Cables Or Conductors Concrete Concrete Mixture Conductors Or Conductive Bodies Characterised By The Conductive Materials Cooling Circuit Water Cores Yokes Or Armatures Defecation Help For Disabled Persons Depilatories Diet Discharge Lamps Electric Hearing Aids Electric Switches Electrically Stimulated Smoking Devices Electrodes Embroidering And Tufting Emergency Protective Devices Essential Oils Or Perfumes Explosives Eye Makeup Products Fermentation Processes For Beer Fertiliser Distributors Fire Extinguishers Fire Fighting Gels Fixed Capacitors And Their Manufacture Flame Traps Floors Food Preservation Footwear Fountain Pens Game Accessories Gaseous Fire Fighting Glass Coatings Glass Fibres Headwear Herbicides And Algicides Hybrid Capacitors Ink Reservoir Pens2 Inks Insecticides Jewellery Lawn Mowers Leather Tanning Life Buoys Light Than Air Aircraft Lime Lip Care Products Lip Makeup Products Loudspeakers Magnets Making Cigars Manicure Pedicure Manufacture Of Iron Or Steel Manufacture Preparation Of Tobacco Products Marine Propulsion Or Steering Milk Samples Mining Or Quarrying Molluscicides Multicolour Dyeing Nanotechnology Nautical Instruments Nematocides Nitrogenous Fertilisers Non Electric Simulated Smoking Devices Non Oxide Glass Other Smoking Requisites Paper Paper Making Machines Perfumes Within Detergents And Soaps Pest Attractants Pest Repellants Phosphatic Fertilisers Pigment Pastes Pipe Accessories Plant Growth Regulators Power Cables Preparation Of Malt Preparation Of Wine Or Sparkling Wine Preparation Of Wort Printing Machines Or Presses Processing Fish Processing Meats Purses Luggage Hand Bags Radio Transmission Systems Relays Ropes Rubber Matrix Sanitary Equipment Sewing Ship Hulls Ships Silica Free Oxide Glass Silica Glass Sludge Treatment Soap Detergents Soap Dispensers Soil Solid Fire Fighting Substances Sparking Plugs Spectacle Cases Stairs And Ramps Stormwater runoff Submarines Superconducting Magnets And Superconducting Coils Superconductive Or Hyperconductive Conductors Cables Or Transmission Lines Surface Finishing Of Leather Television Systems Tents Or Canopies Thin Magnetic Films Tobacco Pipes Tobacco Product Cases Tobacco Product Moisture Control Tobacco Smoke Filters Toys Transfer Printing Treatment Of Hops Treatment Of Milk Or Cream Umbrellas Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Ventilation Of Mines Or Tunnels Video Games Walking Sticks Water Water Body Water, Wastewater, & Sewage Treatment X Ray Tubes Yarns Or Threads

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