21st March 2022

An 87-year-old male patient presents to A&E with severe onset watery diarrhoea and abdominal pain

An 87-year-old male patient presents to A&E with severe onset watery diarrhoea and abdominal pain over the past 24 hours. Blood results are unremarkable other than a raised white cell count. He has a temperature of 39°C. The rest of the history is unremarkable other than a longstanding diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease.

Which of the following medications, if any, would be most suitable for this patient?

Select the SINGLE most appropriate option from the list below. Select ONE option only.