Y53.6
Antidiarrhoeal drugs
⇄ Primary-code rule changed vs QĐ4469
Coding rules (TT06)
- ●Cannot be used as primary diagnosis
Coding guidance (WHO 2019)
Excl.: systemic antibiotics and other anti-infectives (Y40-Y41)
Sibling codes
Y53Agents primarily affecting the gastrointestinal systemY53.0Histamine H2-receptor antagonistsY53.1Other antacids and anti-gastric-secretion drugsY53.2Stimulant laxativesY53.3Saline and osmotic laxativesY53.4Other laxativesY53.5DigestantsY53.7EmeticsY53.8Other agents primarily affecting the gastrointestinal systemY53.9Agent primarily affecting the gastrointestinal system, unspecified