The abuse or misuse of the antidiarrheal medication loperamide, commonly known as Imodium A-D, can cause serious cardiac events including QT interval prolongation, Torsades de Pointes or other ...

We've been seeing news reports about runs on Imodium. The FDA has the anti-diarrheal medicine in its sights because it is being abused and is also really dangerous. How dangerous? You have a 4.6 times ...

Medically reviewed by Paria Sanaty Zadeh, PharmD Key Takeaways Imodium usually starts working within an hour to relieve ...

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 31, 2018 -- Increasingly, people addicted to opioid painkillers are using dangerously high doses of the diarrhea drug Imodium, or loperamide, either to get high or to help ease ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced new action today to combat the growing problem of abuse and misuse of the over-the-counter (OTC), opioid-based antidiarrheal medication loperamide ...

WEBVTT STARTING WITH THE PACKAGING.REPORTER: DIARRHEA MEDICINEPROBABLY ISN'T SOMETHING YOUTHINK OF WHEN IT COMES TO OPIOIDABUSE.BUT ACCORDING TO ADDICTIONEXPERTS LIKE MIKE GIMBLE THEYARE BECOMING A ...

It isn't always about diarrhea. That is a general statement but also applies to the use of anti-diarrhea medications. KDKA CBS Pittsburgh reported that a 29 year old Pittsburgh-area man died in ...

Loperamide, a drug with opiate effects used to treat short term bouts of diarrhea, and the active ingredient in Imodium AD sold over the counter, is now in the cross hairs of the FDA in an effort to ...

The Food and Drug Administration is asking manufacturers of over-the-counter anti-diarrhea treatments to change the way they package their products to curb abuse by people with drug addictions.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA has approved new package size and type limits for the over-the-counter, brand-name tablet and capsule ...