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Imodium Instants 6 Orodispersible Tablets

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UK carton of six 2 mg loperamide hydrochloride orodispersible tablets for short-term and IBS diarrhoea, licensed to McNeil Products Limited (Kenvue).

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Barcode 5027097407319

UK carton, front and back (Open Food Facts photos)[2]

United Kingdom · English · supported

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Context, dates & evidence notes · Other observations
Evidence observed
2026-05-02
Pack
carton
Pieces
6

Back photo uploaded 2025-11-14, front photo 2026-05-02; upload dates, not label-change dates.

Ingredients

Declared ingredients

  1. Loperamide hydrochloride,
  2. Aspartame,
  3. Flavourings,
  4. Benzyl alcohol
Original statement & ingredient evidence

Each tablet contains 2mg loperamide hydrochloride. Also contains aspartame, mint flavour (contains traces of sulphites) and benzyl alcohol - see package leaflet for further information.

Declared ingredients

  1. Loperamide hydrochloride — loperamide hydrochloride · active substance [2] known
    2 mg per tablet
  2. Aspartame — aspartame · excipient [2] known
  3. Flavourings — mint flavour · excipient [2] known
    printed as "mint flavour (contains traces of sulphites)"
  4. Benzyl alcohol — benzyl alcohol · excipient [2] known

Allergen declarations

  • contains: sulphites[2] · Printed as "mint flavour (contains traces of sulphites)".

Specifications

Active substance per tablet
2 mg[2]
Conditions & original evidence

Recorded: 2 mg loperamide hydrochloride mg

known · printed

Tablets per pack
6[2]
Conditions & original evidence

Recorded: 6

known · printed

Printed "6 Orodispersible Tablets" on the front.

Product licence number
PL 15513/0345[2]
Conditions & original evidence

Recorded: PL 15513/0345

known · printed

Printed on the carton flap; matches SmPC section 8.

Dosage, short-term diarrhoea
Adults and children over 12 years: 2 tablets to start, then 1 after each loose bowel movement, up to 6 tablets per day[2]
Conditions & original evidence

Recorded: Adults and children over 12 years: 2 tablets to start, then 1 after each loose bowel movement, up to 6 tablets per day

known · printed

Not recommended for children under 12 years.

Dosage, IBS diarrhoea diagnosed by a doctor
Adults aged 18 years and over: 2 tablets to start, then 1 after each loose bowel movement, up to 6 tablets per day[2]
Conditions & original evidence

Recorded: Adults aged 18 years and over: 2 tablets to start, then 1 after each loose bowel movement, up to 6 tablets per day

known · printed

Statements on the label

  • Dissolves instantly on the tongue for on-the-go relief of diarrhoea[2]label · Front of carton; a maker's declaration.
  • Can provide relief from diarrhoea in less than one hour[2]label · Back of carton; a maker's declaration.
Other observations & source differences (3)

Different sources or national labels can coexist. Differences alone do not establish a change to the product.

Product facts

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Barcode
5027097407319 check digit OK
Brand
Imodium
Pack
carton
Pieces
6
Last observed on sale
2026-09-13
Last sale evidence
In stock at Nisa Local Excel (London E16) on Devo.
Status
active

About this product

Imodium Instants 6 Orodispersible Tablets is a UK carton of six mint-flavoured tablets that dissolve on the tongue, each containing 2 mg of the anti-diarrhoeal loperamide hydrochloride, for short-term diarrhoea in adults and children over 12 and for doctor-diagnosed IBS diarrhoea in adults.[2] The freeze-dried tablets also contain gelatin, mannitol, aspartame and sodium hydrogen carbonate.[3] The product is licensed in the UK as PL 15513/0345, first authorised in 2002, to McNeil Products Limited,[3] a Reading-registered company owned by Kenvue Inc.[4][5] Imodium is a Kenvue brand,[6] and loperamide is sold under the Imodium name among others.[7] A London convenience store listed the pack at £6.50 in September 2026.[1]

More about this product

The old Barcodepedia site already listed this barcode in 2007 as "Imodium Instants (6's)".[8] McNeil Products Limited traded as Pfizer Consumer Healthcare until 2007.[4] Its American namesake McNeil Consumer Healthcare, founded in Philadelphia in 1879, became part of Kenvue.[9]

Where it's sold

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Imodium Instants 6pk, Nisa Local Excel on Devo[1] sourced

Listing observed
Recorded price
GBP 6.50
Condition
new

Devo listing for Nisa Local Excel, London, carries this GTIN in its URL ("Imodium Instants 6pk", listed as 25g, in stock); the carton also prints UK product licence number PL 15513/0345.

A listing is evidence that this barcode is sold there, on that date; a price is what that listing showed, not a recommended price.

Other names for this product

Also known as

  • Imodium Instants en

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Sources & research

Evidence reviewed

Devo

Imodium Instants 6pk, Nisa Local Excel on Devo

retailer · Accessed 2026-09-13

Source & attribution [1] ↗

Open Food Facts

Open Food Facts: Imodium (5027097407319), front and back carton photos

catalogue · Accessed 2026-09-13

Source & attribution [2] ↗

emc (Datapharm)

Imodium Instants: Summary of Product Characteristics

registry · Accessed 2026-09-13

Source & attribution [3] ↗
Coverage & research gaps (10)

Coverage measures the evidence recorded here. It does not rate the product.

  • Identity: 3 / 3 · Name, brand and classification recorded
  • Context: 2 / 3 · Evidence groups assigned to a researched label, edition or analysis
  • Label photographs: 0 / 2 · Researched contexts with an assigned photograph
  • Specifications: 1 / 10 · Recorded specifications mapped to comparable property keys
  • identity · unknown: Country of manufacture is not on the photographed panels; the carton sides naming the licence holder in full were not photographed.
  • relationships · unknown: Registrant of GS1 company prefix 5027097 is not named by any public source; the gs1_prefix_owner row is derived.
  • markets · unknown: Open Food Facts lists United States as a country, contradicted by the UK-only English pack with a UK product licence number; not listed.
  • identity · unknown: UK legal supply category (GSL or P) not confirmed from a source read in this pass.
  • schema · schema_gap: Review and assign legacy facts to coherent observations.
  • schema · schema_gap: Some specifications retain source labels without comparable property keys.
  • nutrition · not_researched: Nutrition declaration or exemption not recorded.
  • nutrition · not_researched: Nutrition declaration or exemption not recorded.
  • ingredients · not_researched: Ingredient statement or sourced exemption not recorded.
  • nutrition · not_researched: Nutrition declaration or exemption not recorded.
All references & source details

References

  1. ↑ Imodium Instants 6pk, Nisa Local Excel on Devo Devo. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-13.
  2. ↑ Open Food Facts: Imodium (5027097407319), front and back carton photos Open Food Facts. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 5027097407319. front photo imgid 2, back panel photo imgid 1. ODbL. Open Food Facts contributors.
  3. ↑ Imodium Instants: Summary of Product Characteristics emc (Datapharm). registry. Published 2026-04-21. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 367. sections 2, 6.1, 6.5, 7, 8, 9. Upstream: McNeil Products Ltd.
  4. ↑ MCNEIL PRODUCTS LIMITED overview Companies House. registry. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 02906848.
  5. ↑ MCNEIL PRODUCTS LIMITED persons with significant control Companies House. registry. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 02906848.
  6. ↑ IMODIUM launches new Gut2Know app Kenvue. manufacturer. Published 2024-02-06. Accessed 2026-09-13.
  7. ↑ Wikipedia: Loperamide Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-13. CC BY-SA 4.0.
  8. ↑ Barcodepedia (2007, archived): Imodium Instants (6's) Barcodepedia via Wayback Machine. other. Published 2007-09-12. Accessed 2026-09-13.
  9. ↑ Wikipedia: McNeil Consumer Healthcare Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-13. CC BY-SA 4.0.
Barcode & identifiersBarcode 5027097407319
GTIN-14
05027097407319
EAN-13 / GTIN-13
5027097407319
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