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                                                                Synonyms: (+/-)-acetorphan | acetorphan | Hidrasec®
                                 racecadotril is an approved drug (UK (2011)) Compound class: 
                                                            Synthetic organic
                                 
                                    
                                        Comment: Racecadotril (acetorphan) is an orally administered antidiarrheal drug. It is a prodrug that is hydrolysed to its active metabolite thiorphan (an enkephalinase inhibitor).
                                    
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| Summary of Clinical Use  | 
| Racecadotril is approved for use as an antidiarrheal agent in several European, South American and South East Asian countries. It is not approved for use in the US. | 
| External links  | 
| For extended ADME data see the following: Electronic Medicines Compendium (eMC) |