Hello,

 

Since I have very little knowledge of chemistry (specifically organic chemistry), I have a couple questions for you. How would one dissolve lactose, cornstarch, talc, and magnesium stearate and spare the antidiarrhea drug we love called loperamide? If you have noticed, I'm trying to make pure loperamide. Why? Long story.

Or...how could one dissolve loperamide and spare the others only for loperamide to be collected later. Now, the chemicals used in this cannot be harmful to the human body (sulfuric acid etc). So, if anyone has any ideas, I'm open for suggestions.

 

Thank you for your help (from a newbie)!

You should tell us the long story.

Lol... why do they try?

"How would one dissolve lactose, cornstarch, talc, and magnesium stearate and spare the antidiarrhea drug we love called loperamide?"

One would do it ill- advisedly.

The funny thing is it is not at all hard to seperate from those... its seperating the opiod drug from the atropine they coadminster to prevent people trying to abuse it.. Ahh, the light it burns!