If I get diarrhea while I'm taking Ketek, can I take Imodium?

Stacy Wiegman, PharmD

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If you get diarrhea while taking the antibiotic Ketek (telithromycin), you shouldn't take Imodium or any other diarrhea medicine without checking with your doctor -- and you should call your doctor right away. Getting diarrhea while you're taking an antibiotic like Ketek may mean that you have a new infection.

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