Pharmacology All India exam 194cb113

Small amount of atropine is added to diphenoxylate because

Suppress vomiting in gastro enteritis

Increase anti motility action

Block side effects of diphenoxylate

To decrease abuse of diphenoxylate

High-Yield Explanation

Atropine is an anti muscarinic drug diphenoxylate is an opoid drug which when given has propey of abuse hence atropine is added to it aas the anti muscarinic side effects of atropine will decrease the abuse of the drug. ReF:KDT 6/e p664

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