Quick answers
- What is Imodium?
- Imodium is a brand name of Loperamide and Dimethicone and loperamide hydrochloride, an over-the-counter medicine. The FDA NDC Directory lists 3 Imodium products in 3 strengths and forms.
- Who makes Imodium?
- Kenvue Brands holds the FDA application for Imodium (NDA019487, approved March 1, 1988).
- Is there a generic or store brand of Imodium?
- Yes. The FDA NDC Directory lists 96 other products with the same active ingredients, strength and form as a Imodium product, 70 of them generic or store brands. Ask your pharmacist whether one is right for you.
- Has Imodium been recalled?
- No recall linked to Imodium products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
What Imodium is
Each Imodium product as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, by active ingredient, strength and form, with its official label. “Same medicine, other names” counts the other products with exactly the same active ingredients, strength and form (generic versions, store brands and other brands); inactive ingredients can differ.
Loperamide · over-the-counter medicine
| Strength and form | Product names | Same medicine, other names | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| loperamide hydrochloride 1 mg/7.5 mL solution (oral) | Imodium A-D | 26 products, 22 companies | DailyMed |
| loperamide hydrochloride 2 mg capsule, liquid filled (oral) | Imodium A-D | 31 products, 27 companies | DailyMed |
Its page quotes the Drug Facts label and lists every brand and store brand: Loperamide →
Dimethicone and loperamide hydrochloride · over-the-counter medicine
| Strength and form | Product names | Same medicine, other names | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| dimethicone 125 mg · loperamide hydrochloride 2 mg tablet (oral) | IMODIUM Multi-Symptom Relief | 39 products, 33 companies | DailyMed |
Its page quotes the Drug Facts label and lists every brand and store brand: Dimethicone and loperamide hydrochloride →
FDA approval
- NDA: New Drug Application: how a new (usually brand-name) medicine is approved.
Companies that list Imodium
The company named on the package (holder, repackager or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of Imodium products.
- Kenvue Brands LLC3 products
Recalls
No recall linked to Imodium products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.
Sources
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug labeling (SPL, openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026 — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data.medicaid.gov, list of November 4, 2026, retrieved November 7, 2026
Which names get a brand page: a name the NDC Directory lists for a medicine, held by one company (the FDA application holder, or the company named on most of its products), that is not just a description, and that is not the only product of its medicine.