Association Between Antidiarrheal Drug Prescription and Return Visits Among Adult Patients With Acute Diarrhea

Abstract

Whether antidiarrheal medications have benefits or demerits when administered to adult patients with diarrhea remains controversial. We aimed to evaluate the association between antidiarrheal drug prescription and clinical outcomes in adult patients with acute diarrhea. This retrospective cohort study was conducted by collecting secondary data of patients' health records at St.