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 ...

In its ongoing effort to stem misuse and abuse of loperamide (Imodium, Johnson & Johnson), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved changes to the packaging for brand-name, ...

Loperamide, the over-the-counter antidiarrheal medication, is in the news. A recent paper in the Annals of Emergency Medicine documents two loperamide-induced deaths, [1] and loperamide-associated ...

Loperamide (brand names: Imodium A-D, Difixn) is a medicine classified as an opioid antidiarrheal. It can be used in dogs and cats to treat loose stool and diarrhea that is not linked to an infection ...

Medications such as loperamide and diphenoxylate are widely used to manage symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), particularly diarrhoea. Often available over the counter or prescribed for ...

What do Imodium products treat? Imodium products are commonly used to treat diarrhea, including diarrhea that comes on suddenly (acute) and diarrhea that is long-term (chronic). The main active ...

Review the side-effects of Loperamide as documented in medical literature. The term "side effects" refers to unintended effects that can occur as a result of taking the medication. In majority of the ...

The FDA in January asked manufacturers of over-the-counter anti-diarrhea treatments to change their packaging to try to curb abuse of the the drug. Andrew Harnik AP Arjun Patel, 29, died last November ...

Sure, we have many diarrhea jokes. But the reality is that diarrhea kills 2,195 children every day—more than AIDS, malaria, and measles combined. Diarrheal diseases lead to 1 in 9 child deaths ...

As part of the fight against the nation’s opioid epidemic, the US Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday, one common antidiarrheal drug should be given new packaging. The agency is working with ...