Imodium is a medication that can be used to treat dogs with diarrhea. Imodium is actually a brand name for a drug called Loperamide. It works by slowing down movement in the intestines, allowing the ...

(WASHINGTON) — U.S. health regulators on Tuesday asked makers of popular anti-diarrhea drugs to sell their medications in smaller amounts to make them harder to abuse. The request comes amid a spike ...

Opioid withdrawal can make people desperate for relief, and a common remedy, sold in most drug stores, turns out to have unexpected health risks. Loperamide, available as a generic or as the brand ...

The drug loperamide is widely used as a treatment for diarrhoea in adults, but most authorities, including the World Health Organization recommend that it should not be given to young children. The ...

Searching for an alternative to opioid painkillers such as Oxycontin and Vicodin, some addicts are now turning to the diarrhea drug Imodium for a high, researchers say. This abuse of Imodium — for its ...

With opioid use at an epidemic status on local and nationwide levels, it's extremely difficult for addicts to get on top of their addiction. Individuals able to do so will be faced with withdrawal ...

When they can’t get opioid painkillers, a growing number of addicts turn to anti-diarrhea medication like Imodium for a cheap high, but with serious consequences. Some call it "the poor man's ...

Drug addiction is a global concern. When one addiction is suppressed, another form of addiction emerges. Opioid addicts who cannot get their hands on painkillers turn to Imodium to get their fix. Due ...

In a big win for generic drug manufacturers, a federal judge has invalidated the patents for Imodium A-D - a popular, over-the-counter diarrhea medicine - after finding that the patented improvements ...

Perrigo Company plcPRGO announced that the FDA has approved store brand over-the-counter ("OTC") equivalent of Johnson & Johnson JNJ owned Imodium Multi-Symptom Relief tablet. The drug is indicated ...

People suffering from opioid addiction in New Jersey and the U.S. have been increasingly abusing Imodium, an over-the-counter anti-diarrhea medicine, to combat their withdrawal symptoms, experts say.

A 29-year old man died at his home in Pittsburgh last year after consuming more than the recommended dosage of an over-the-counter drug used for diarrhea. The office of the medical examiner said that ...