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Select the True Statement Related to the Treatment of Diarrhea

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Select the true statement related to the treatment of diarrhea with difenoxen (Motofen) .


A) Side effects including nausea, vomiting, and hypotension are seen with larger doses such as 40 to 60 mg.
B) Difenoxen is a mu receptor agonist that stimulates mu receptors in the myenteric plexus to decrease peristalsis and constrict sphincters, and it directly affects the circular smooth muscle of the bowel, prolonging gastrointestinal transit time.
C) At therapeutic doses of up to 20 mg per day, difenoxen can produce weak opiate effects, including euphoria.
D) All of these are correct.

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