Too many people are overdosing on a diarrhea drug that has opiate-like effects, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday. Many are accidental overdoses but people also report taking the drug ...

BERGEN COUNTY-- He didn't think it would come to this. He stood in front of the mirror and looked at himself: 22 years old and addicted to anti-diarrhea medication. It sounded funny -- he knew that.

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 ...

The FDA warns taking high doses of the anti-diarrhea medication Imodium may lead to serious and potentially fatal heart problems. Officials say it is safe when used as directed. Doctors say some ...

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 ...

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 Food and Drug Administration warned that people taking higher than recommended dosages of the diarrhea medication Imodium—often those who are intentionally abusing the medicine—run the risk of ...

A friend of mine wrote that on Facebook the other day above a weird photo. It showed three boxes of Imodium A-D – that trusted anti-diarrhea medication – lying crumpled in a parking lot. What ...

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 ...

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

Abuse and misuse of the commonly available antidiarrheal medication loperamide (Imodium, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc) has been linked to life-threatening cardiac events, according to a warning ...

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 ...