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 ...

TAMPA, Fla. -- The dosing of a popular over-the-counter drug is changing after the FDA says people are abusing it. "We’ve talked about Matthew, and our journey for a number of years and nothing ...

FDA calls for packaging change to opioid antidiarrheal to limit overdose risk FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, said Tuesday the agency sent letters to manufacturers of the diarrhea medication ...

A growing number of people are using high doses of it to mimic an opioid-like high, or to manage opioid withdrawal symptoms. ___7172625___https:_____static.pulse.com ...

Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are typically considered safe when taken at the recommended doses. But take the right amount for a little too long, and you could run into some unexpected side effects.