OTC medications that you can purchase at a drugstore include Imodium (loperamide), Kaopectate (bismuth subsalicylate), and ...

Bismuth subsalicylate 262mg; caplets; chew tabs; original- or cherry-flavor. <12yrs: use children's form. ≥12yrs: 2 chew tabs every 30–60mins as needed. Caplets: take with water; do not chew.

Bismuth subsalicylate 525mg/15mL; susp; sugar-free; original- or cherry-flavor. <12yrs: use children's form. ≥12yrs: 15mL every 30mins or 30mL every 1hr as needed; max 120mL per 24hrs.

Bismuth compounds are extensively used in medicinal treatments, notably in bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol), used to treat minor digestive disturbances. Research into new pharmaceutical ...